Pilot Lukasz Czepiela landed a 2015 Carbon Cub EX (SP-YHB) on the world famous helipad on top of the Burj Al Arab Jumeirah (Arabic: برج العرب, Arab Tower), the iconic seven-star hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. To land on the helipad, 27m in diameter, he completed over 650 practice landings before the attempt on top of the 56-story hotel. He needed just 20.76 meters to stop. To make the feat possible, he and a team of CubCrafters engineers along with renowned American aviation engineer and aircraft builder Mike Patey made a number of modifications to the aircraft, reducing the total weight to only 425 kilograms, moving the main fuel tank to the rear of the plane to allow for more aggressive braking and adding nitrous to enhance power for Czepiela’s secondary challenge – taking off from the helipad.
https://www.flyingmag.com/carbon-cub-pi ... d-landing/
Lukasz Czepiela Lands on the World's Famous Helipad on Top of Burj Al Arab Jumeirah
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Lukasz Czepiela Lands on the World's Famous Helipad on Top of Burj Al Arab Jumeirah
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