Turbine Toucan Start & Take Off Roll

Here is another start sequence and your average, run of the mill Toucan take off with Dave Kervinen at the controls this particular day. This clip was given to us by a gentleman who happened to be at King City while we were out having some fun with the Toucan. The Toucan had full fuel on board, something like 528 pounds.

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• Turbo
• prop
• air
• show
• biplane
• Jet-prop
• Turbine
• Toucan
• Take-Off

[64wing]

this Toucan has an unCANny margin of power at its disposal...right? right? ah ha...haha...give me a break it's 2am here lol

[dkervinen]

Great sense of humor, thanks for sharing!! :)

[64wing]

@dkervinen lol my pleasure! I would love to get my hands on that bird! Are you in cahoots with the developers?

[dkervinen]

I am the developer/builder & owner :) David

[EltonFarina]

But how many meters the airplane took off?

(200 feet ?)

[dkervinen]

It was in the air in a little over 100ft. In a three point attitude, we can take off in something less then 50ft.

[eynorvor]

I am sorry but that is not a plane, it's a hell of a beast.

[joetoorivers]

I was just about gonna scream at the guy that started up the other bi-plane when the turbo was taxiing. I was at an air show in Sarnia On. a couple of years ago when a P51 Mustang was taking off. Just as he took off 2 Tomcats strafed the field with a cacophony of jet noise that totally drowned out the sound of the Merlin powered Mustang. Needless to say I was quite disappointed.

[planegaper]

now you've gone an done it,, the toucan is an elevator reconfigured into something resembling an aircraft..

[TheCraig1998]

how's the gas mileage on that beast lol.

[illeagl]

Unbelievable. Awesome.

[AGrandt]

Why did he even bother driving to the runway? ;)