Huffington Post & CNN: 787 does near vertical take-off
Jun 14, 2015, 12:33 pm
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Jun 16, 2015, 7:10 pm
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I hate spoiling the party, I really do, but what you see is largely a trick of perspective -- especially in the takeoff sequence. The real thing wasn't close to a "near vertical" takeoff.
Presumably the plane was very light (low fuel load, no passengers or cargo), and it was the Paris Air Show after all, so sure, they're going to showboat and push the envelope a little. But not to any huge extent. The takeoff angle is mostly a camera trick, and the rest of the maneuvering... those look like fairly normal turns to me, with no more than about 30 degrees of bank.
Not that it isn't some great footage, either way.
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Presumably the plane was very light (low fuel load, no passengers or cargo), and it was the Paris Air Show after all, so sure, they're going to showboat and push the envelope a little. But not to any huge extent. The takeoff angle is mostly a camera trick, and the rest of the maneuvering... those look like fairly normal turns to me, with no more than about 30 degrees of bank.
Not that it isn't some great footage, either way.
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Jul 2, 2015, 11:47 pm
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Emergency go around, or avoiding another aircraft shortly after liftoff.
Always nice to have a significant performance reserve to deal with unexpected problems.
Plus, you take an airliner and take away all the weight of passenger, and all their luggage, and cargo, and a light load of fuel, you end up with a aircraft that is significantly overpowered for its weight.
Always nice to have a significant performance reserve to deal with unexpected problems.
Plus, you take an airliner and take away all the weight of passenger, and all their luggage, and cargo, and a light load of fuel, you end up with a aircraft that is significantly overpowered for its weight.
Jul 3, 2015, 4:48 pm
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I've seen the Lockheed U-2 depart at a 45 degree angle. But more highly powered fighter aircraft can do much more than that.
