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Boeing Dreamlifter Takeoff Jabara Airport Wichita KS
With pavement to spare...incredible aerodynamics to get off on 6100 feet of runway. (www.youtube.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I really don't think he used but about 5000'
Amazing! I have watched AF1 take off from KMHT's main runway which is listed at 9250 feet in about half the length, so they probably used just about 5000 feet too. Granted the only real commonality between the two are the first 3 digits of the aircraft model, but still an amazing site to see.
AF1 has the advantage of having larger engines than standard, and it isn't loaded with 300+ passengers. And, yes, it is an amazing sight to watch that beast lift off.
They're both heavily customized 747s, just fir radically different purposes.
And now that the Dreamlifter has gone, the site is presumably less amazing to see.
You've never made a homophone mistake?
"Incredible aerodynamics"? You mean the same aerodynamics it has for every takeoff? Perhaps the engine thrust played a part, too?
Few airliners or cargo aircraft do anything close to a max-effort takeoff every time, so when they get a little bit closer to doing that in a situation like this, it may be unusual, but it doesn't need aerodynamics that are any less credible than what it always has.
If they (a) didn't need to unload it, (b) didn't need to reduce the fuel on board, and (c) didn't use the entire runway, then you can be sure that they were well within the safety margins, let alone the limits, of what it could do.
Few airliners or cargo aircraft do anything close to a max-effort takeoff every time, so when they get a little bit closer to doing that in a situation like this, it may be unusual, but it doesn't need aerodynamics that are any less credible than what it always has.
If they (a) didn't need to unload it, (b) didn't need to reduce the fuel on board, and (c) didn't use the entire runway, then you can be sure that they were well within the safety margins, let alone the limits, of what it could do.