CWOJackson
Charter Member
Interesting article and video on the Just Aircraft SuperStol bush plane...http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2013/July/30/JUST-SuperStol.aspx
I was particularly impressed with the landing procedure described on a linked page:
On final approach at 500 feet agl, chop engine power to idle and hold the control stick full aft. Then just sit there.
Leading edge slats on the wings deploy automatically at 55 KIAS, and the airplane slows to 40 KIAS while the rate of descent increases to about 800 feet per minute.
Continue sitting there with full up elevator and idle power until impact.
Actually, the touchdown on 29-inch Alaskan Bushwheel tundra tires is remarkably soft as two long, externally mounted shock absorbers on the main landing gear (and another shock absorber on the tailwheel) cushion what in almost any other airplane would be a seismic event.
The SuperSTOL touches down on the main wheels, followed a few seconds later by the tailwheel. With moderate braking, the airplane comes to a halt after a landing roll of 50 feet.
I was particularly impressed with the landing procedure described on a linked page:
On final approach at 500 feet agl, chop engine power to idle and hold the control stick full aft. Then just sit there.
Leading edge slats on the wings deploy automatically at 55 KIAS, and the airplane slows to 40 KIAS while the rate of descent increases to about 800 feet per minute.
Continue sitting there with full up elevator and idle power until impact.
Actually, the touchdown on 29-inch Alaskan Bushwheel tundra tires is remarkably soft as two long, externally mounted shock absorbers on the main landing gear (and another shock absorber on the tailwheel) cushion what in almost any other airplane would be a seismic event.
The SuperSTOL touches down on the main wheels, followed a few seconds later by the tailwheel. With moderate braking, the airplane comes to a halt after a landing roll of 50 feet.
