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To: F15Eagle

>> “Landing isn’t the problem. Taking off again; that’s the issue.” <<

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Depends on how much fuel it has to carry to get to its destination.

It is known to be able to take off with less than 4000 feet of runway.


52 posted on 03/17/2014 3:38:10 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: editor-surveyor

>> “Landing isn’t the problem. Taking off again; that’s the issue.” <<

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Depends on how much fuel it has to carry to get to its destination.

It is known to be able to take off with less than 4000 feet of runway.
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And stripped of all unnecessary weight (seats, original cargo & passengers, etc.) also would help.


88 posted on 03/17/2014 4:01:29 PM PDT by House Atreides
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