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Almost vertical takeoff from the Airbus A350
Berlin - On the occasion of the ILA Berlin 2018 (Innovation and Leadership in Aerospace) from 25 to 29 April, the Airbus A350 carried out a remarkable demonstration with an almost vertical takeoff. (airlinerwatch.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Looks like every departure from SNA I've ever been on.
Camera angle can do a lot. I'll bet both the A350 and 787 climbs didn't exceed 30-40 degrees of pitch at best. Airbus has "laws" built in to it's fly-by-wire that will preclude "acrobatic" maneuvering.
HOW close to vertical? Telephoto lens can make 50 degrees seem vertical, I guess.
Note the bird they just missed at the 1:45 point.
Hmm, not as cool as a barrel roll in a 707.
Actually a Dash 80, but who's counting? :)
You might be confusing the Dash 8 and the "Dash 80", which was indeed Boeing's 707 prototype model designation. 707-80. Joel's video is a good explanation. They used it as a Pet Name.
Ackshirley, the Boeing Model 367-80. Developed into the 707 series, and USAF C-135.