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Originally Posted by eddie
At an air show in 1993, this Bucc flew the entire length of the runway at 5 feet!
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I don't think it did, the pilots were good, and the aircraft had a great ground effect going on, but the trick with the Bucc was a little microswitch on the undercarriage - once there was the slightest unloading on it the gear came up, the ground effect came into play and it'd just sit there. But it needed some runway before it'd happen, either that or the pilot's balls are so huge they stop it touching the deck.
What I'd like to know is how many trainee Bucc pilots came unstuck with the gear auto-raising.
