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==Rough-field capability== Rough-field capability is the ability to land/take-off from an unprepared/damaged runway or grass field, highway, wasteland or other ad hoc site. Rough-field capable aircraft usually have high wings, reinforced landing gear, and STOL capability.<ref>{{Cite report |url=https://www.sae.org/publications/technical-papers/content/650844/ |title=Soft and Rough Field Landing Gears |last1=Williams |first1=W. W. |last2=Williams |first2=G. K. |last3=Garrard |first3=W. C. J. |date=1965-10-04 |publisher=SAE Technical Paper |issue=650844 |location=Warrendale, PA |language=English}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kaminski-Morrow |first=David |title=VIDEO: An-148 performs rough-field demonstration |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/video-an-148-performs-rough-field-demonstration/111924.article |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=Flight Global |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Japan Evaluates C-2's Rough-Field Performance {{!}} Aviation Week Network |url=https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/japan-evaluates-c-2s-rough-field-performance |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=aviationweek.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/regulations_policies/handbooks_manuals/aviation/airplane_handbook/07_afh_ch6.pdf |title=FAA Airplane Handbook}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://media.defense.gov/2019/May/13/2002130791/-1/-1/0/FP_0026_OWEN_LAUNCHING_THE_WORKHORSE_VERTICAL_OR_SUPER-SHORT_TAKEOFF_CAPABILITIES_FOR_THE_NEXT_THEATER_AIRLIFT_AIRCRAFT.PDF |title=Owen Launching The Workhorse Vertical Or Short Takeoff Capabilities For The Next Theater Airlift Aircraft}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/notes/2007/N1985-1.pdf |publisher=Rand |title=N1985|year=1985}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sto.nato.int/publications/AGARD/AGARD-AG-45/AGARD-AG-45.pdf|publisher=NATO|title=Asgard AG 45}}</ref><ref>{{Cite report |url=https://www.sae.org/publications/technical-papers/content/911199/ |title=Landing Gear Design Requirements for Bomb-Damaged Runway Operations |last1=Pollack |first1=Henry M. |last2=Urch |first2=Ralph E. |date=1991-04-01 |publisher=SAE Technical Paper |issue=911199 |location=Warrendale, PA |language=English}}</ref>{{Excessive citations inline|date=January 2025}} ===List of rough-field capable aircraft=== *[[AHRLAC Holdings Ahrlac]] *[[Airbus A400M]] *[[Arado Ar 232 Tausendfüßler]] *[[British Aerospace 125]] *[[Cessna A-37 Dragonfly]] *[[Cessna Caravan]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cessna Caravan Turboprop {{!}} Textron Aviation |url=https://cessna.txtav.com/en/turboprop/caravan |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=cessna.txtav.com |language=en}}</ref> *[[General Atomics Mojave]] *[[General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark]] *[[PAC P-750 XSTOL]] *[[Pilatus PC-24]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=PC-24 Rough Field Certification Campaign Brought to a Successful Conclusion {{!}} Pilatus Aircraft Ltd |url=https://www.pilatus-aircraft.com/en/news-events/media-release/pc-24-certified-for-take-offs-and-landings-on-unpaved-runways-plus-steep-approaches |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=www.pilatus-aircraft.com |language=en}}</ref> *[[SEPECAT Jaguar]] *[[Sukhoi Su-7]] *[[Tupolev Tu-142]]
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