I would never have believed it if I never saw it. Fantastic! When I saw his last lift where he went straight up, I thought he was going to land on the same spot. lol None the less "BRAVO!"
With a 25-knot headwind, the stall speed in this configuration I'd guess has to be somewhere about 32 knots. The 2-engine STOL BN-2 Islander (9 passengers, 1 pilot) stalls at 39 knots in landing configuration. With over 3,500 hours on type plus another 1,000 hours or so on the Trislander (15 passengers) I can tell you that with experience comes the feeling that the airplane is strapped to your backside and not the other way around. I'd like to see the same flight test done with an Islander...
I used to tow banners with a Husky. On a couple windy days, I was able to fly banner with almost zero ground speed...just hovered over the north end of the stadium. I thought it was cool. People who didn't know about planes told me it was frightening.
its possible to takeoff in shorter distance when you have a strong headwind!specially like this aircraft!amazing aircraft!we built also an STOL aircraft the Piper J3 Cub in the Philippines. i mostly passionate the taildragger aircraft than a conventional.thanks for a great video.
That's pretty amazing stuff. Interesting what a good stiff breeze can do for your takeoff/landing roll. Reminds me of videos of kestrels hanging almost stationary in the wind.
you guys should check out this video called, Long Props and Big Rocks. something like that.. it has lots of very short field landing and takeoffs like this 1 but in rugged terrain.
I've been around the world twice....to two state fairs....and a goat roping.....and I've never seen anything like that. I learned over fifty years ago in J3, PA12 and PA18. Did some real short stuff....but that was just out of the ball park!
The headwind must be insane to actually get that kind of lift in a few feet. Still cool, though. Okay, now that I watched the whole vid you see it. Pretty cool
@fly912 Exactly! I race amateur autocross and have seen my fair share of nearly fatal accidents, but I do it anyway. It's that risk of danger that makes it worth doing!
Bloody Amazing! Exceptional airmanship. I own a Christian Husky A1 and I sure can't fly it like this. Amazing what this bird can do in skilled hands. Inspiring and impressive! Is this a stock Husky or are there some STOL mods?
@John19182004 A good landing is any landing you can walk away from. A great landing, you can use the plane again. I think these all count as great landings...
Big Deal!Aircraft moves backward in climb=wind>25G40.Approaches doble steeper+Lroll shorter descending w/power "hanging on prop" via slipstream induced lift+ max TD brake. Wequires fast response:add power/lift brakes if sink excessive or noseover began=manageable within acceptable risk. Video=routine back country taildragger ops 1 could surpass in clapped out $12G 65HP noflap Luscombe or Cub vs new $140G Husky but the extra useful load is nice. Thanks for the demo.
even the gliders in the background were trying to fly at 1:06 what was the airspeed indicator telling you on the ground? 40 gusting to 50? looks like fun!
It's a piper cub for crying out loud and the head wind is insane you can hear it ! The Plane stalls at somewhere around 50mph. With wind that strong of course it can do these stunts.
That's amazing - I've never seen such a thing! On the third takeoff, the plane appears to lift vertically then drift backwards before hovering apparently in-place - is this due to the headwind or an extremely powerful propeller?
Yes, tell us what the aprox wind speed was? We DO know the husky is a very capable STOL aircraft but it would be nice to know for our own exploration when flying. Thanks
,,,or Wyoming,,,,come on out, I'll show you places that are used everyday where that plane is worth its weight in gold,,,,and if that was the wind speed, we have places like that where the wind blows like that every day,,,,,u goof,,,,
do you fly? obviously not. at least, not in windy days. thats just a lot of wind, and a very slow airplane. you couldnt do it differently. i have seen airplanes flying backwards. is not a stunt.
I would never have believed it if I never saw it. Fantastic! When I saw his last lift where he went straight up, I thought he was going to land on the same spot. lol
None the less "BRAVO!"
You're not fooling me. This is obviously a Sikorsky S-55 disguised to look like an airplane.
spettacolo!!!! è un elicottero!!! lo voglio!!
With a 25-knot headwind, the stall speed in this configuration I'd guess has to be somewhere about 32 knots. The 2-engine STOL BN-2 Islander (9 passengers, 1 pilot) stalls at 39 knots in landing configuration. With over 3,500 hours on type plus another 1,000 hours or so on the Trislander (15 passengers) I can tell you that with experience comes the feeling that the airplane is strapped to your backside and not the other way around.
I'd like to see the same flight test done with an Islander...
I used to tow banners with a Husky. On a couple windy days, I was able to fly banner with almost zero ground speed...just hovered over the north end of the stadium. I thought it was cool. People who didn't know about planes told me it was frightening.
This is a stock Husky. There was a 25kt wind, but as you point out, the pilot is very skilled, with a lot of experience.
I think the 20 mph headwind helped that one out a bit. What was that a 10 ft ground roll? Wow.
Unreal! Unless I had seen it, I would not have thought it possible! Amazing vid!
Great bit of flying! I applaud this pilot and his skills!
Masterpiece ! No other words !
The Husky sure is an amazing aircraft
I fly here :) currently doing lessons and I am loving them!
That's why all the Bush pilots love the Husky!
That is BEAUTIFUL.
its possible to takeoff in shorter distance when you have a strong headwind!specially like this aircraft!amazing aircraft!we built also an STOL aircraft the Piper J3 Cub in the Philippines. i mostly passionate the taildragger aircraft than a conventional.thanks for a great video.
That thing was flippin HOVERING in that wind. That's awesome!
Man, he flies that thing like a kite! Impressive.
This is awesome I love STOL stuff.
Yea Great video, cheers!
Such a beautiful machine.
Awesome pilot!
That's pretty amazing stuff. Interesting what a good stiff breeze can do for your takeoff/landing roll. Reminds me of videos of kestrels hanging almost stationary in the wind.
I wanna try! It looks like a lot of fun!
that is sick. nice flyin.
Strong head wind. I want a Husky now!
looks pretty sweet
Totally agree. There's gotta be mad head wind that day or it's impossible to accomplish.
you guys should check out this video called, Long Props and Big Rocks. something like that.. it has lots of very short field landing and takeoffs like this 1 but in rugged terrain.
I've been around the world twice....to two state fairs....and a goat roping.....and I've never seen anything like that.
I learned over fifty years ago in J3, PA12 and PA18. Did some real short stuff....but that was just out of the ball park!
The headwind must be insane to actually get that kind of lift in a few feet. Still cool, though.
Okay, now that I watched the whole vid you see it. Pretty cool
I've heard that those could take off at 30knots. If you have a 30mph wind, you don't even need a runway.
Yeah you can. It's trippy but it's pretty cool.
Awesome.
impressive for sure
Amazing!!!!!!!!!!!! Thats all I have to say
Awesome!
One heck of a headwind!
Aircraft is a Standard 180hp Husky, wind that day was about 25Kts at ground level. Take off and climb speed was 39Kts IAS.
@fly912 Exactly! I race amateur autocross and have seen my fair share of nearly fatal accidents, but I do it anyway. It's that risk of danger that makes it worth doing!
Bloody Amazing! Exceptional airmanship. I own a Christian Husky A1 and I sure can't fly it like this. Amazing what this bird can do in skilled hands. Inspiring and impressive! Is this a stock Husky or are there some STOL mods?
It takes off even shorter than my RC version! But thats just the wind!
@John19182004 A good landing is any landing you can walk away from. A great landing, you can use the plane again. I think these all count as great landings...
Pretty cool...
that is insane
how on earth is that possible? amazing!
Great video man! i got to fly an A-1A with an MT prop, got similar results. not exactly the prettiest husky around though, its a banner plane..
Anyone think the wind has anything to do with this?
Big Deal!Aircraft moves backward in climb=wind>25G40.Approaches doble steeper+Lroll shorter descending w/power "hanging on prop" via slipstream induced lift+ max TD brake. Wequires fast response:add power/lift brakes if sink excessive or noseover began=manageable within acceptable risk. Video=routine back country taildragger ops 1 could surpass in clapped out $12G 65HP noflap Luscombe or Cub vs new $140G Husky but the extra useful load is nice. Thanks for the demo.
Correct. I have the ATPL frozen and i can confirm that.
even the gliders in the background were trying to fly at 1:06
what was the airspeed indicator telling you on the ground? 40 gusting to 50? looks like fun!
It's a piper cub for crying out loud and the head wind is insane you can hear it ! The Plane stalls at somewhere around 50mph. With wind that strong of course it can do these stunts.
Woooooww!!!!!
You can only go backwards if the wind speed is greater than the Stall speed!
I want that plane!
That's amazing - I've never seen such a thing! On the third takeoff, the plane appears to lift vertically then drift backwards before hovering apparently in-place - is this due to the headwind or an extremely powerful propeller?
Very nice, some pilots know how to use windspeed properly.
Yes, tell us what the aprox wind speed was? We DO know the husky is a very capable STOL aircraft but it would be nice to know for our own exploration when flying. Thanks
definitely a husky
I stand corrected it is a Husky. So now it stalls even slower than a cub.
Must've been a pretty strong headwind. The TO roll is not even 100 ft.! And the plane can actually hover!?
nice
I want one!
I think so =)
Ive landed hear before in a tbm 700 and a malibu mirage i think !!
nice....... what wwas wind speed? look about 25 knots
its behaving like a kite, the winds..
Not unsafe at all , very good pilot flying a very good plane with exceptional slow speed performance with a powerful responsive engine.
I bet you could fly backwards if the headwind is strong enough!
At 1:08 - 1:10 he just missed stalling...
How much headwind you got there, cap?
If you can find a 30 or 40 mile an hour headwind you can have a helicopter
what was the headwind speed?
It's just a strong headwind bro, if anything it was safer.
the head wind is prob like 30 knots
@nestokes who needs a helicopter?
Haow in the world did he do that ?
i think this plane have at least 40mph wind in front
@John19182004 Still safer than driving
wow, he was flying backwards... haha
Not an extreme maneuver, it's called a short field takeoff
Wasn't taxiing hard?
I would love to know what the headwind was!
25kt
@@thiboevens that’s brilliant. A reply after 12 years! 😃
@@kitmm ahhahah lol but now you know
@@thiboevens Hehehe... thanks. And, it's still interesting to know... even though I haven't actually been behind the yoke since 2009.
,,,or Wyoming,,,,come on out, I'll show you places that are used everyday where that plane is worth its weight in gold,,,,and if that was the wind speed, we have places like that where the wind blows like that every day,,,,,u goof,,,,
25kts
you have no idea!
haha it looks like VTOL
@John19182004 You clearly don't have much experience with military pilots. It is not a statement to be taken seriously...
You have obviously never been to Alaska
do you fly? obviously not. at least, not in windy days.
thats just a lot of wind, and a very slow airplane. you couldnt do it differently.
i have seen airplanes flying backwards. is not a stunt.
I can just park it on my roof ....
John19182004 learn about flying before you make statements like that. Nothing unsafe on the husky with a good headwing and a good pilot.
すげー ｒｗいらんじゃん
EXTREMELY UNSAFE.
Incredibly dangerous, needlessly reckless flying - I hope that guys license was revoked.
VERY unsafe flying. Nearly crashed on 2nd landing. Idiot for this.