<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by BA481K:
The power of those engines on take off was like putting the pedal to the metal in a 120-cyl. Mercedes!!! Nothing like it! I'll miss that great feeling of power.
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Yeah, I remember taking the 757 once and we lined up behind a company 747. The pilot obviously wanted to get "up and over" the wake vortex of the 747, and boy did he achieve that! We took off like a rocket, and the rate of climb was amazing. The plane was pretty full as well. I do like the 757, but I think its had its day.
PhilH