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rtkwe
on March 20, 2023
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Plane Lands/Takes Off in Only 20 Feet (2013)
Kitty Hawk was chosen because the strong consistent winds so definitely helped. I don't know about 20 feet though.
WalterBright
on March 20, 2023
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Even airplanes today always try to take off into the wind :-) An aircraft carrier will steam full blast into the wind when launching airplanes.
The Wright Flyer surely landed in less than 20 feet, too, as it just had a skid.
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