korni
I was flying a Cessna 303 Crusader for a company who needed to use very short and rough strips.
The U/C was built like a tank and the gear could be dropped happily at cruise speed or above ie 170 kts.
Very nice handling aircraft with excellent STOL and very low fuel burns with good carrying capacity.
Down side underpowered for its modern airframe and tempermental engines would have made a superb engine conversion platform.
With some of the others suggested it depends on how short a runway and how rough?
This is your ideal aircraft for the job but no idea what an older one will cost you. They may have to up the budget.
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