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Is the takeoff here less impressive than the Super Cub in the OP? It looks like the Red Bull plane falls off the side, but can trade altitude for airspeed until its back in normal non-stalled flight. The Super Cub starts on flat land and only ever goes up.

(And likewise, the landing is less dangerous than it looks because even if the pilot overshoots, he has plenty of time to get the plane back to powered flight after it falls off).




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