Source: Shortest Landing!!! Severe Headwind! Aircraft hovers and vertically touches down! (YouTube)
What is this high-wing single-engine plane performing a short landing?
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2$\begingroup$ looks like a Piper Cub or one of its million derivatives. Picture doesn't show enough detail to be much more precise. $\endgroup$– jwentingCommented Jul 11, 2021 at 6:06
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1$\begingroup$ It looks more like a PA-18 super cub than a J-3 cub to me because it's slightly beefier, but it's very hard to tell the difference from that angle. $\endgroup$– GdDCommented Jul 11, 2021 at 12:21
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2$\begingroup$ A J-3 has the front windshield struts intersect at the top at center in an inverted V. The Supercub is the other way around. That's a Supercub. $\endgroup$– John KCommented Jul 11, 2021 at 20:12
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$\begingroup$ Much more detail is visible in this animated gif of it apparently taking off backwards in a strong headwind. (Sorry, stack.imgur.com can't understand this image format.) cs9.pikabu.ru/images/big_size_comm_an/2017-06_2/… $\endgroup$– Camille GoudeseuneCommented Jul 11, 2021 at 20:47
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The video description (thanks to ymb1 for adding the link) says:
By Jon Bush.
If you search for that name and STOL, you will find his YouTube channel, where you can find a higher quality video of that landing:
(Ultimate Alaskan Plane Landing, Zero Feet!)
The video description says:
Having too much fun flying this Experimental Stol Quest SQ12 supercub in the wind on the Knik River in Alaska @akbushpilot.
So the aircraft is an STOL Quest SQ12 Super Cub, an experimental plane based on the design of the Piper PA-18 Super Cub.
answered Jul 12, 2021 at 8:57
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This is a Piper Cub which has been modified with a high-performance propeller and tundra tires. It probably also has either a 150 or 180 HP engine in it.
answered Jul 11, 2021 at 17:10