r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Rational_bakchod • 15h ago

Video A plane which doesn't need a runway.

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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/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 😂

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u/406highlander 12h ago

Good point!