"Rotating for takeoff" refers to the airplane "rotating" at the center of lift, which at takeoff will be the approximate centerline of the wings, ie.. nose up, tail down, to increase the angle of attack of the wings, generate greater lift, and defeat gravity temporarily, also known as "flight".
Large, Heavy, Airline size aircraft have "takeoff rotation angle limits" which, if followed by the ever attentive flight deck crew, prevent the tail from striking the ground from to high deck angle... It is possible to "rotate" the aircraft with such force it will break the tail off, or in a couple cases.. the entire back portion of the aircraft... Ooops.. It's called "Major structural damage" and requires the airplane to be put out of service for long period or in some cases.. scrapped. In any case.. your next job application is at the unemployment office. On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 11:17 AM, Fmiser via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com > wrote: > > > Scott Ritchey wrote: > > > > > > An Aeromexico Boeing 767-200, ... was rotating for takeoff from > > > Madrid's runway 36L when the tail of the aircraft contacted the > > > runway surface leaving debris behind. > > > Jon wrote: > > > > Holy Batman! I’ve been flying 757-767’s for 8 years now, and > > have never seen anything like that. I can’t believe they didn’t > > feel it. > > Isn't "rotating for takeoff" just turning around at the end of the > runway? How did they get the tail to hit the runway? Doing > wheelies? (I know, only possible with the thrust axis below the > center of gravity) Or is the runway have a big hill right there? > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner > has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
