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TrimTheKing":30elei15 said:
Jesus! Did that really go almost vertical straight from takeoff or was it clever camera work?

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Mark
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Wowsers. It did seem that way. Must be the camera work, surely?


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No passengers and yes, it did almost go vertically.
 
That's what happens when you take a carbon fibre aircraft with no passengers, no luggage or cargo, and next to no fuel, and then over clock the engines. Normal all up weight is around 550,000 lbs, whereas empty operating weight is around 227,000 lbs. I wouldn't mind betting that they also stripped out the seats and galley equipment, reducing the weight to around 200,000 lbs. Two standard Rolls Royce Trent engines produce around 142,000 lbs of thrust, and I'm sure that limiters will have been over ridden to get this up to 160,000 lbs +. This combo will have reduced the take off and stall speed dramatically and with a bit of holding it down to gain some excess speed makes a near vertical climb out very feasible.
 
what puzzles me is where the heck was the camera?
 
Wizard9999":2jwdd2yl said:
Rob":2jwdd2yl said:
what puzzles me is where the heck was the camera?
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Pilot was using a selfie stick :lol:
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:eusa-clap: :eusa-clap: :eusa-clap:

It is a very good question. I think it has to be a helicopter with an image-stabilised zoom lens.

Mind you the real question is would you want to fly in one ?

All Boeing 787 operators will be required to periodically deactivate the electrical system to avoid a problem with a newly-discovered software bug that could cause the aircraft to lose alternating current (AC) power, the US Federal Aviation Administration says in a new airworthiness directive.

The agency adopted the final rule after Boeing reported the results of a laboratory test showing a total loss of power is possible if the generator control units run continuously for eight months, says the FAA’s 30 April notice in the Federal Register.
 
I assumed it was a helicopter too....can you imagine what went on in the helicopter pilots digestive system when he saw that behemoth perform a vertical take-off just underneath him and along a bit :-)
 
Rob":vj08wo7r said:
I assumed it was a helicopter too....can you imagine what went on in the helicopter pilots digestive system when he saw that behemoth perform a vertical take-off just underneath him and along a bit :-)
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"CLIMB ! CLIMB! FFS CLIMB !!!"
 
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