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They struggled to get them in and out of regional airports. Can't remember runway minima etc, but I remember watching one leave Leeds-Bradford that also ran so
by anexprogrammer 10y ago
They struggled to get them in and out of regional airports.
Can't remember runway minima etc, but I remember watching one leave Leeds-Bradford that also ran some charters near end of life.
Right to the end of the runway, then full short takeoff tactics. Spin up engines and fire reheat on the brakes, then release. Noise and smoke as you'd expect - engines were in the power and on reheat before it even moves. One thing afterburners can never be is environmental.
Still managed to look like it used most of the runway before unsticking!
- justin_hancock 10y agoBournemouth has a long runway, legacy of its WWII roots. It was chartered for £60,000 for some 20-minute subsonic flights. There were also some day trips to Cairo from Bournemouth.
- anexprogrammer 10y agoThey're very similar to each other. Both count as short to Concorde, rotate at 250mph+ and wings that don't generate that much lift.