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I dispute the word "conversion" in the description of the Buffalo. It wasn't a straight conversion, it was a whole new plane. New tail design, bigger wing, etc.
Landing inside a Baseball field
Does anyone have details about the time a DHC-5 Buffalo landed inside a baseball stadium (possibly Yankee Stadium in NY) and took off again. I saw the video years ago but am unable to find any info on this event on the Web.
Hudicourt16:30, 29 July 2007 (UTC)reply
The publication de Havilland Canada: DHC-5A Buffalo STOL Tactical Transport, page 6. de Havilland Canada, May 1971 claims take-off and landing distances of 2,100 ft (640 m). I will add this. -
Ahunt (
talk)
14:12, 10 December 2011 (UTC)reply
It depends on the weight - Jane's 1982–83 (as used in the specifications) gives a take-off run of 2300 ft and a landing distance of 850 ft at MTOW (49200 lb) which drops to 950 ft and 550 ft with a 12,000 lb payload (compared at 18000 lb at MTOW).
Nigel Ish (
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15:38, 10 December 2011 (UTC)reply
The company data says that 2100 feet is at 49,200 lbs for take-off and 46,900 for landing and those numbers are to and from a 50 ft obstacle. At 41,000 lbs take-off and 39,100 for landing the landing over a 50 ft obstacle becomes 1210 ft and the landing 980 ft. -
Ahunt (
talk)
16:09, 10 December 2011 (UTC)reply