2007-03-10 16:47:15 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
well:
essentially, if you want to try such a crazy stunt ( and they did do this for trains, back in the 1930s landing on box cars) you need to:
(1) have the semi trailer roof reinforced (it really wont support the weight of a Fokker tri plane, light as it is).
(2) have the driver of the rig maintain a steady rate of speed, into the wind, geared to the average landing speed of a Fokker.
(3) match speed of the Fokker with the rig. land as far forward on the semi trailer as possible, without incurring the turbulence blowing off the truck roof.
(4) you essential cut the Fokker's power and drop to the roof of the trailer. there is no landing roll out.
(5) have the rig essential slow down to prevent the trucks speed from accidentally lifting the Fokker off the back of the trailer.
Now do you really want to try something this crazy?
2007-03-10 17:48:32 · answer #1 · answered by centurion613 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carefully. The 18-wheeler can probably do about 75 mph at full speed. The Fokker's top speed is considerably less - and they usually land well below 30 mph. The only difficulty is keeping the Fokker and the trailer steady in relation to each other - otherwise, the plane can tip over the side.
2007-03-11 03:31:11 · answer #2 · answered by Me 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 18 wheeler can go much faster than the Fokker, just fly along above it and get lower and lower. Once you are there staying is going to be an issue unless someone ties you down or the truck stops, otherwise you aren't going to be able to drop the tail wheel without taking off again. The first aircraft landings on ships were a bit like that too, they were barely fast enough to keep up with the ships heading into the wind and the sailors had to catch hold of them to keep them on the deck.
This is theoretical? Or flight simulator talk? It's not something you'd like to do in real life.
2007-03-11 01:38:36 · answer #3 · answered by Chris H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
since there is a guy who lands a Piper Cub on a small motor home at airshows...
Its possible to land the Fokker Tripe on a semi.
However it would be very difficult because the triplane would be buffeted buy the air of the semi being driven. the Piper's wing is up out of the worst of the turbulence. The triplane's lower wing and the large air-foiled fairing between the wheels would be in the worst of the turbulence, making things very difficult.
2007-03-11 05:26:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A similar stunt is done by the Pietsch brothers in an air show act where they land an Interstate Cadet on top of an RV. Your scenario would require a van trailer as the flat deck would have deadly turbulence caused by the cab. It can be done, but I wouldn't want to be a part of it......I'm a trucker, and a pilot, I have also been involved in the airshow industry as a supporting member of an aerobatic team
2007-03-11 08:58:25 · answer #5 · answered by al b 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very carefully.
2007-03-11 00:51:38 · answer #6 · answered by geezerrex 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do we have a full moon tonight?
2007-03-11 03:35:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't even try. Thanks for the two points!!
2007-03-11 00:52:07 · answer #8 · answered by Kiffin # 1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋