| Re: [GMCnet] Can a 747 take off in 6000 feet? [message #231130] |
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Ken
Man that's some crazy stuff.
Thank You
Howard
All is well with my Lord
> On Nov 24, 2013, at 18:30, Ken Henderson <hend4800@bellsouth.net> wrote:
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> It's been a LONG time since I flew, but this may give someone an idea of
> just what the performance CAN be:
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> http://www.theaviationzone.com/factsheets/c130_forrestal.asp
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> Roughly comparable, proportionately, to the 747's takeoff, on the Forestal,
> the C130, at 122,000 lb (vs 135,000 max), with a 40 kt headwind, the
> takeoff roll was 745 ft.
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> During routine operations, our TOR in JC-130H's and MC-130E's (which had
> the more powerful H-model engines) was 1500'-2000'.
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> Ken H.
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>> On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 11:55 AM, Ken Burton <n9cv@comcast.net> wrote:
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>> ...
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>> I'll bet Colonel Ken could have done it in 2000 in his C-130.
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