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  2. Takeoff - Wikipedia

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    An F/A-18 taking off from an aircraft carrier An Embraer E175 taking off. Takeoff is the phase of flight in which an aerospace vehicle leaves the ground and becomes airborne. For aircraft traveling vertically, this is known as liftoff.

  3. Takeoff and landing - Wikipedia

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    Takeoff is the phase of flight in which an aircraft goes through a transition from moving along the ground to flying in the air, usually starting on a runway.For balloons, helicopters and some specialized fixed-wing aircraft (VTOL aircraft such as the Harrier), no runway is needed.

  4. American Airlines Flight 191 - Wikipedia

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    American Airlines Flight 191 was a regularly scheduled domestic passenger flight from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago to Los Angeles International Airport.On the afternoon of May 25, 1979, the McDonnell Douglas DC-10 operating this flight was taking off from runway 32R at O'Hare International when its left engine detached from the wing, causing a loss of control.

  5. One plane was taking off, another landing at a Florida ... - AOL

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    One plane was taking off, another landing at a Florida airport. ... Bradenton Herald file photo. ... A go-around is an aviation term for when pilots decide to abort a landing during the plane’s ...

  6. North Korean plane takes off from Beijing in a sign ... - AOL

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    The Russian-made Air Koryo Tupolev Tu-204 jet with capacity for 210 passengers reportedly landed in the Chinese capital Tuesday morning and was filmed taking off shortly after 1:30 p.m. local time ...

  7. Air France Flight 4590 - Wikipedia

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    August 1981: British Airways (BA) plane taking off from New York suffered a blow-out, damaging landing gear door, engine, and fuel tank. [38] November 1985: Tyre burst on a BA plane leaving Heathrow, causing damage to the landing gear door and fuel tank. Two engines were damaged as a result of the accident. [38]

  8. Continental Airlines Flight 1713 - Wikipedia

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    [1]: 36 Combined with the effects of ice on the wing, the high climb rate caused the plane's left wing to stall and the plane to begin rolling over. [ 1 ] : 36 Flight 1713 was Bruecher's first flight after a 24-day absence from flight duties and the NTSB concluded that this prolonged absence had eroded the newly hired first officer's retention ...

  9. Wright Flyer - Wikipedia

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    Distant view of the Wright airplane just after landing, taken from the starting point, with wing-rest in center of picture and launching rail at right. This flight, the fourth and final of 17 December 1903, was the longest: 852 feet (260 m) covered in 59 seconds. [15] [16] The photo was published in 1908.