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Old 09-19-2008 | 04:14 PM
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Rocketmagnet
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Default RE: Zero speed landing possible ?

Thanks guys for your replies,

. . . the first thing I thought of was the routine step-off landings that paraglider pilots perform.
Yes, a friend of mine said the same thing. They just walk out of the landing as if they were taking a stroll in the park.

I would throw out that perhaps you could design a wing that pivots about an axis just before touchdown.
Brilliant, I love suggestions. You mean the horizontal (pitch?) axis? So, would it be better to rotate the wing, rather than pitch the whole plane? I guess you could rotate the wing quite rapidly because of its lower mass, and the tail could stay off the ground if the body was horizontal.

All you need is a head wind equal to the stall speed of the aircraft
But what if there isn't one ?

do an elevator landing
I'll look into that, thanks!

Hugo