r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Rational_bakchod • 15h ago

Video A plane which doesn't need a runway.

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u/lockerno177 14h ago

how do the control surfaces respond so swiftly at almost no forward movement of aircraft?

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u/Horseburd 14h ago

With the size of that propeller, the elevator probably has a decent amount of prop wash to work with.

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u/pobodys-nerfect5 11h ago

I thought it was due to already high wind speed

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u/Vuldriel 8h ago

both are true