Takeoff
Meanings and phrases
n.
- a departure; especially of airplanes
- a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way; parody; lampoon; spoof; sendup; mockery; burlesque; travesty; charade; pasquinade; put-on
- humorous or satirical mimicry; parody; mockery
- the initial ascent of an airplane as it becomes airborne
n.
- a device that transfers power from an engine (as in a tractor or other motor vehicle) to another piece of equipment (as to a pump or jackhammer); PTO
n.
- the first stage of a multistage rocket; booster; booster rocket; booster unit; takeoff rocket
n.
- the first stage of a multistage rocket; booster; booster rocket; booster unit; takeoff booster
E.g.
- The aircraft's droop-nose lowered to provide visibility during takeoff and landing.
- Devices must be held or put in the seat-back pocket during the actual takeoff and landing.
- The helicopter was conducting takeoff and landing drills and had taken off from the destroyer Setogiri.
E.g.
- Maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) is .
- The B-1B's maximum takeoff weight was increased to from the B-1A's .
- Maximum payload of the C-17 is , and its maximum takeoff weight is .
E.g.
- The aircraft's droop-nose lowered to provide visibility during takeoff and landing.
- They "fly" efficiently close to the surface of the ground or water, like conventional aircraft during takeoff.
- To prevent damage if the tail section contacts the runway surface during takeoff, 767-300 and 767-400ER models are fitted with a retractable tailskid.
E.g.
- The plane crashed and caught fire shortly after takeoff, about from the end of the runway.
- In 2008, a B-2 was destroyed in a crash shortly after takeoff, though the crew ejected safely.
- On December 9, 2011, a Cessna 421-C aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff less than a mile from the airport into an open field.