One of the best things I’ve ever seen in the world of aviation are bush planes like you’ll find working in Alaska and other remote, mountainous terrain. Here’s how they work: they weigh nearly nothing for an aircraft, they have enough wing surface that a stiff breeze could lift a tire, and they have enough engine to make short work of acceleration and thrust. The idea is that you can lift and climb without needing massive distance, and when you are ready to return back to earth, that you can literally float down like a leaf without needing four miles of runway to stop. And maybe room for two people. Maybe.
For comparison’s sake with the little beast you are about to hear: a 160-horsepower Lycoming engine powered the last aircraft I flew, a Cessna 172 Skyhawk. That’s more than enough to give yourself a thrill in the air. Don’t believe me? Go ask your nearest hot-shot pilot to demonstrate what an accelerated stall is all about. I promise you that you will agree. That Lycoming engine is only 361 cubic inches. The lump behind that radical prop is a 780 cubic inch unit. Good. God.
https://youtu.be/0fUMXe13lfw
This is the guy behind Draco, another crazy bush plane with a turboprop.
He is a next-level hot rodder!