xxxXSKATEIMPACTXxxx (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

THAT'S A FUCKING STEEP TAKEOFF!!!!

niconick72 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

u should see a piper28-161 taking off from bogota at 1pm lol we are like come on baby climb climb!

xxxXSKATEIMPACTXxxx (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

man, plane takeoffs are the funnest man. I flew with nwa last july and it was the funnest ride man 10:00 in a plane!!!sweet

airbusbetter (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

yes "only" 34000 pounds per engine, but A343's has not 2 but 4 of them and keep in mind that is lighter than B772. So, no more thrust is needed. At least is enough thrust to take it off, and carry it out 14000Km at 950Km/h with 300 people on board+cargo payload.

airbusbetter (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

No, tropical air is thicker than colder air, because 2 reasons: higher oxigen composition (%), and higher humidity. But Bogota, is 2600 meters above sea level, so bogota's air is considerer as a cold one even if it's in a tropical country (15°C in average). So, less oxigen leads less combustion capacity, so less thrust and longer runways are needed. That's why bogota ElDorado has one of the longest runways in the world.

0015140720 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

considering the altitude and weight of this A340 at takeoff, it will take this long to takeoff from Eldorado

terke1230 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

In aviation terms, Bogota is 8400 feet above sea level. At that altitude there is only about 75% of sea level pressure (density) which means the engines only produce around 75% of sea level thrust. (Slightly more because they were likely down-rated a little). Less thrust, slower acceleration, more runway, lower climb angle.

houston77069 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i love this you

Busylatin (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Ive been reviewing all my aviation books since my early days of private pilot training to the ones I used to get my ATP...and I can not for the glory of God find the term "weak take off" as in reference to the description of a take off by a jet airplane...Still can you shed any light on the subject other than the fact that the airplane in question has an output of 34,000 lbs per engine, perhaps a book reference?

miniair59 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

the thrust of the engine is weak its only 34,000 pounds of thrust