airplane short takeoff/landing records

[Frank S]

Pj back in 79 -80 I worked with a guy building nat. gas compressors and in 80 he and I took on a contract to design and build drill rigs . Before then at 1 time he was legendary in the moto cross and enduro crowd for his tuned expansion chambers. Called Bankie pipes. I remember visiting his shop a couple years before , he had something like 30 or 40 very young just out of high school if that sitting at tables oxyacetylene welding up those chambers. with 100's of patterns hanging on the wall every piece was hand cut and formed on small mechanical rollers. I was never into oil burners but those who were swore by his pipes.

[Toolmaker51]

Too bad 2-stroke engined high performance bikes didn't stay around for the widend digital era. Can you imagine what tuning they could accomplish now?

[Jon]

[Frank S]

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Yep that's about what I figure will happen to my friend should he ever try the stunt

[Toolmaker51]

What a way to blow a day, and miss a few at work. Certainly short take-off, dang near straight up. Keeping his shrouds in order, sure didn't get a panoramic view of shoreline. Probably didn't appreciate close up of flora & fauna in landing...

[Jon]

[Frank S]

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was that his superman or batman cape he was wearing? Probably wasn't superman because eh was still relying on the wings to float above the clouds.

[philipUsesWood&Brass]

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NICE.

philip

[PJs]

It's a bag to tuck into once airborne. Adds to aerodynamics but a bit rough to disembark from prior to landing.

[Frank S]

It's a bag to tuck into once airborne. Adds to aerodynamics but a bit rough to disembark from prior to landing.

I can imagine. Nothing like having your feet tangled in your boot laces when landing from a jump. Getting them out of a bag seems to me would be even worse