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Old 06-05-2009, 17:13   #72
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Re: Plane Spotters Corner

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Originally Posted by Kymmy View Post
The only thing I can think of is that he was watching us sat there and thought he'd put on a small display
No display, sorry.

When Typhoon takes off, it's SOP to climb at 70 - 80 deg because the engines are so powerful. If there was a problem on take-off the plane would be miles away before it could be turned for an emergeny landing. Hence the near vertical climb-out.

It's good to have a brother who is an engineer on the Typhoon project !
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