On Jul 17, 5:10 pm, Roy Smith wrote:
In article ,

"Montblack" wrote:
("Ross" wrote)
My father was an B-25 instructor in CA during WWII. He said some of the
cadets would do this and the CO would be real mad when the B-25 settled
back to earth.

B-25 ....BOMBER!

I'm with the CO on this one. :-)

Paul-Mont

Bombers have an advantage over other types on these types of takeoffs.
When you feel the aircraft starting to settle, you can just hit the button
and drop your load. The sudden decrease in aircraft weight will give you
the extra performance boost you need to start climbing.

When you say "drop your load" do you mean drop the bombs?
Is it the decrease in weight or the exploding bombs that gave that
"extra performance boost you need to start climbing?"

Ricky