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Old 09-19-2008 | 07:10 AM
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Rocketmagnet
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Default RE: Zero speed landing possible ?

What about the Harrier
No, that's still cheating. The Harrier is more like a magical hovering machine.

I have done a zero airspeed landing with a 88" wingspan Yak 54.
This is more like it.

The landing is a little tail first and mains can hit a little hard.
So, what's the pitch of the plane when it touches down? It is pointing straight up? Was both the horizontal and vertical velocity close to zero?

Hugo