kitplane01
Airman 1st Class
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- Apr 23, 2020
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Obviously this is not a day-to-day operation, but the Navy did think it might have a use. And the C-130 did it with no RATO packs at all.That's like asking if a Brick can fly. Sure, look at the F-4 Phantom. (lol)
I'm sure a lightly loaded C-46 or C-47 with RATO could takeoff. Landings, not so much. Could it be used on a daily basis......Nope.
I should think so - its a pretty small aircraft. 48 foot wingspan. Only a foot and a half more than a Fairy Fulmar... Though it would have to be stressed, it would be a LIGHT transport! (Eight passengers)Would the wing have cleared the island?
Well, except for the being shot down bit.Ju52 could do that easily. Take off and landing.
The De Havilland Dominie had a take off run in zero wind of only 580 odd feet, so I guess that might have made a light transport for the FAA if the need had arisen (if its construction would have stood up to a deck landing, that is!)
Yes, I just googled it - Wiki agrees with you. I know I quoted from a reliable sounding source when I claimed 580 - gonna have to go back and see where I got that conflicting data from.When I look it up, it says takeoff was 870 feet and landing was 510 feet. Still, that was in zero wind. A carrier at 30 knots might make the run acceptably short.
Only a small miss on the performance specification. From the quote, the 535 yards is for brake release to clearing a 50' object...So an under 600' ground roll is possible."With the simple Pre Take Off checks completed, the aircraft is ready for take off. Captain de Havilland's notes tell us that she should use up only 535 yards to reach a height of fifty feet on a maximum weight take off, in nil wind conditions, but that target sometimes seems improbable when viewed from the start of a short field. In fact the performance is lively, as the ground roll is pleasantly short with any sort of headwind."
Perhaps I've misquoted yards for feet?