Tony Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Gee, it's amazing what the affect of weight or the lack of it enables!! Nevertheless to say i hope it's doesn't land the same way> http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/69330621/boeing-dreamliner-7879-in-nearly-vertical-takeoff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesV70R Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Being empty, with minimal fuel, in probably perfect conditions ... and undoubtably accelerating to a much higher speed than actually required for takeoff probably all help! Impressive though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 Great skill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sagitar Posted June 12, 2015 Report Share Posted June 12, 2015 There could be a certain amount of photographic jiggery pokery there. There are two shots (from different angles) that show the undercarriage retracting. The flight posture of the aeroplane appears to be quite different in these two shots, but which is more representative of reality? It's a pity there is no side view. The horizontal speed generated during take-off will create enough energy to support a short "near-vertical" phase but it will not last long if the thrust available does not significantly exceed the weight of the aircraft and it may be very dangerous given the possibility of stalling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted June 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2015 I did wonder because the forward momentum and climb looked odd, almost as if there couldn't be enough lift to gain the climb angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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