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Old Dec 2, 2006 | 3:48 pm
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just as a passenger with no gadgets to measure these sorts of things--
I often look at my watch and time how long it takes to wheels up in various aircraft, counted from engine spinup. I would guess that wheels up happens at 150mph for small jets, heavier ones it's more like 200mph. Times are pretty unsurprising: 20-25 seconds for an RJ, 30 seconds or so for 737, a little more for a 757. Fully loaded 747 going to SYD, almost a full minute.

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