Twin Otter Short Takeoff and Landing

Twin Otter STOL performance demo, Beer-Boogie SkyDive-in, Iceland ca. 1989.
A unique opportunity to play around while winds were a bit too high for skydiving.
DHC-6-300 in skydiver configuration (no seats, no door). Atm. conditions: ISA, Wind 23kts, 40° from right. Only 2 crew and 200lb fuel on board (nose-heavy!).
Pilots: Halfdan Ingolfsson and Haukur Thor Reynisson.

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• DHC
• 6
• STOL
• TO
• LDG

[Halli50]

This is the Twin Otter "Helicopter takeoff" stunt, which makes true airline pilots cringe.

Notice the full-up elevator when power is applied to avoid a "wheelbarrow" liftoff.

This type of takeoff is definitely not in the DeHavilland book: Full flaps and liftoff way below Vmc. The trick is to fly no higher than you care to fall until you reach Vmc - THEN you can start climbing and retracting the flaps.

The ground run is on the runway, the rest of the takeoff is done at 2-3 feet AGL.

[chair5432]

@Ramadancer

"Winair"

[timmytyphoon]

Is it a plane or a helicopter? Geez that was short!

[pushitgently001p]

Viking Air starts the new DHC6-400,so long live twotters :)

[Ramadancer]

Very impressive aircraft and my favorite bird of all passenger flights I've ever had. Mine happend to be by Wynair in the Carribean on an off a couple of islands....short runways were all this plane requires, via lots of twin power.

[mobpits]

this is the danger one...

[mrpilot102]

Full flap take off in a Twin Otter...not the best of ideas.

[ericgoujon]

100% OK...

[fapproduction]

5 stars ! Thanks for sharing !

[fellipec]

This is what I call STOL