Michael Williamson
wrote:

wrote:

Peter, what did they do to the Herc that they flew off of the
Forrestal(?) ? (without JATO at that!)

Well, it does help with ground run if you can guarantee a 30 kt
wind down the runway every time...

Mike


That's true isn't it?...one tends to forget that ~30 knots is a
LOT of airspeed gain, especially at the top of the take-off roll
range, takes a comparatevly long time to gather that extra speed.

An a/c that you normally rotate at 105 you now rotate at 75
(well, not really but you get my drift)
--

-Gord.