r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Rational_bakchod • 15h ago

Video A plane which doesn't need a runway.

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u/LuNaTIcFrEAk 14h ago

World record landing in these competition is less than 10ft

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u/noctalla 14h ago

That's actually insane.

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u/vivaaprimavera 14h ago edited 13h ago

It's too expensive to hire an airport to hold those competitions but some supermarkets rent a bit of their parking lot for cheap /s

Edit: typo

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u/406highlander 14h ago

Stop off for a McDonald's by landing at the Drive-Thru

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u/boetzie 13h ago

I'd rather go to KFC to get some wings in this thing

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u/Cabbage_Corp_ 5h ago

Iā€™D LIKE A BIG MAC, SOME FRIES, AND A COKE!!!

(Muffled sounds coming from the speaker)

ā€¦

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u/octoreadit 14h ago

You misspelled Fly-Thru.

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u/406highlander 14h ago

The plane is slow - but not quite slow enough that McDonald's staff could throw together a burger, fries, and a shake before it got to the collection window.

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u/mckulty 7h ago

That's what the app is for.

"Yep I'm using the app, my code is PJ32, Puddle Jumper 32."

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u/octoreadit 13h ago

There is always a go-around to buy them some time šŸ˜‚

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u/406highlander 12h ago

Good point!