Take-off performance part 4 – The continued take-off
The first of the three phases associated with any take-off in an airliner, be it carrying passengers or freight, dealt with the “low speed” rejected
December 23, 2021
Category: From the Cockpit
THE BOEING 747’s FUEL JETTISONING SYSTEM
The Boeing 747-400 aircraft has a maximum take-off weight of 395 000 kilograms and a maximum landing weight of 285 000 kilograms. This means that
November 9, 2021
Take off performance series – Part 2- Balanced Field Lengths
In part one on the take-off performance series, reasons were given as to why a rejected take-off in light general aviation and sport aircraft is
October 28, 2021
Take-off performance Series – Part 1 – Rejected Take-offs
In this issue of “Smoke on Go’s” Professional Pilot Series, we start working towards knowing more about the complex subject of “Take-off Performance”. We are
September 27, 2021
THE MIGHTY BOEING 747-400 – PART ONE
SOME INTERESTING “GEE-WHIZ” INFORMATION: Over a timespan of almost forty years, South African Airways operated four different variants of the Boeing 747. Three of these
August 30, 2021