B1 wings out and full afterburner?

[Hans Holbein]

Wings out, flaps out, Afterburner?
Where is the sense?
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=MdtuiP-QHN4&feature=related

[Ron]

"Hans Holbein" > wrote in message
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> Wings out, flaps out, Afterburner?
> Where is the sense?
> http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=MdtuiP-QHN4&feature=related
>
Quite some serious flames there!

My guess: Wings out + flaps out + afterburner = high lift + max thrust.
Heavy take off?

Ron
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Non urinat in ventum

[Maple1]

Hans Holbein wrote:
> Wings out, flaps out, Afterburner?
> Where is the sense?
> http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=MdtuiP-QHN4&feature=related


??????

That is how they depart whan they take off

What do you mean by WHERES THE SENSE?

[Hans Holbein]

Maple1 schrieb:
> Hans Holbein wrote:
>> Wings out, flaps out, Afterburner?
>> Where is the sense?
>> http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=MdtuiP-QHN4&feature=related
>
>
> ??????
>
> That is how they depart whan they take off
>
> What do you mean by WHERES THE SENSE?

It looks like a level maneuvre with no gain in altitude.
Did not look like a start with lots of attitude to me.