Hello fellow forum’ers!
(Is that a word? It probably isn’t and I don’t care)
While fooling around I’ve done the impossible.
I’ve taken off in 0 feet of runway space.
How? You might ask.
How to takeoff in 0 feet of runway space
Hop in an MD-11
set winds to maximum headwind
configure weight to absolute minimum (2 minutes of fuel)
set trim to 100%
flaps full
pitch up, and use the tail as support
throttles to max baby
Don’t believe me? Watch for yourself.
(While I’ve probably caused thousands of dollars in structural damage, whatever, it was fun)
Happy flying!
-Pie
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I am actually very afraid of this
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I see no point in this post but I think it’s still cool.
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That’s what I said.
I imagine Schlyberg torn between removing it for its utter uselessness or keeping it for being cool
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TS1 here we come! This will probably become a trend.
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Free as a bird.
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No, don’t give them any ideas.
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Wow this is the best thing ever. Just tried this in a 757 and it works well
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WOW so cool…I’ll try this soon
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Always make sure you tie down your plane! 😂
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Great, now try it in a Super D with the same conditions. 😂
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Why bother taxiing when you can fly directly to your gate?
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Matthew
February 6, 2018, 5:59am
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Actually give a medal to this guy
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Clearly, we have different reasons why we bought IF. As long as you do these things away from TS1 and Expert. Maybe even a ‘casual’ category is needed on IFC.
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Have you really never done this before? Even @Swiss has posted this before on his channel.
Better yet, use a 737, I’ve managed to takeoff on the runway and fly directly to the gate
epaga
February 6, 2018, 9:27am
#20
To watch a landing similar to this in real life (though not with an airliner jet): https://twitter.com/xavierkatana/status/951844817893343233
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