Seriously short landings

[A Squared]

HOLY SH*T... I gotta get myself one of thems.....

Gonna ba tough, there was only one and they tried to takeoff with the cntrol locks partially engaged (or at least that's what the Canadian accident investigators concluded) There was a video of that flight posted here a while back.

 

[Patriot328]

Gonna ba tough, there was only one and they tried to takeoff with the cntrol locks partially engaged (or at least that's what the Canadian accident investigators concluded) There was a video of that flight posted here a while back.

While I've seen that Cariboo video, I doubt it's the only one flying around...

Scary vid, tho

 

[A Squared]

While I've seen that Cariboo video, I doubt it's the only one flying around...

Scary vid, tho

I didn't mean tht it was the only caribou. I meant that it was the only one (or perhaps one of a very few) converted to turbine engines (as opposed to a buffalo, which is a completely different airplane). I'm pretty sure that the crash video is of the same plane as the one in the clips linked here. The report I read what that it was a test flight of the conversion prototype.

 

[crash-proof]

HOLY SH*T... I gotta get myself one of thems.....

"One of thems" crashed in front of the camera when they left the gust lock on. I'm sure many of you have seen this video, I'm not sure where the link is...Pretty gutwrenching.

I love caribous, there's a couple vids of the Aussies doing their stuff out in the Outback, they still use them today with radials and all, apparently they haven't found an ideal substitute.

vids:
http://www.defence.gov.au/opanode/video/Caribou.mpghttp://www.defence.gov.au/opanode/factsheets/caribou.htm
http://www.defence.gov.au/pitchblack/video/Caribou.mpg

 

[Tony G]

http://www.penturbo.com/

Does conversions for the Caribou.

 

[mrnolmts]

Gonna ba tough, there was only one and they tried to takeoff with the cntrol locks partially engaged (or at least that's what the Canadian accident investigators concluded) There was a video of that flight posted here a while back.

For those interested, here's a link to the video of that Caribou crash on T/O:
http://www.geekoffice.com/content/view/476/306/

 

[imacdog]

I love caribous, there's a couple vids of the Aussies doing their stuff out in the Outback, they still use them today with radials and all, apparently they haven't found an ideal substitute.

Just like the Beaver is still in commercial service, because nothing good has come out to replace it. DeHavilland knows how to design a plane.

 

[Tailwheelman]

just think at some point some guy thought of how to land on a sandbar that was way too short and said "I know I can just land in the water and roll up on the sandbar....no sweat". Then was the first one to try it. That guy probably had some brass ones.

 

[txpilot1974]

Awesome, thanks for the link!!

 

[mcjohn]

You all are very welcome.