takeoff
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humorous or satirical mimicry
a departure; especially of airplanes
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According to Morgan and Weal, estimates that jet fighters of all types produced 745 victories.sfn The Allies countered its potential effectiveness in the air by attacking the aircraft on the ground and during takeoff and landing.
Adapting a jet to carrier use was a much greater challenge than producing a land-based fighter because of slower landing and takeoff speeds required on a small carrier deck.
After takeoff, due to the failure to manually disengage all of the gust locks, the aircraft entered a steep climb, stalled, nosed over, and crashed, killing Hill and Tower (other observers survived with injuries).
After the Second World War, the U.S. Army and Navy began research into vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft as a way to maximize aircraft carrier usefulness.
A mechanical altimeter has a knob that needs to be manually adjusted to make it point to 0 on the ground before jump, and if the landing spot is not at the same altitude as the takeoff spot, the user needs to adjust it appropriately.
Ah, it also requires about 1,000 of runway to takeoff even though it performs similarly to a gyrocopter.