Lrdc9 From United States of America, joined Sep 2007, 609 posts, RR: 0 Posted (5 years 7 months 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 9686 times:
OK it was friday and I was off an youtubing but,that does not even seem possible. He must of built up some speed during the flyby or something, seem just a scosh risky. Sorry if it has already been posted!
AlexPorter From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 1, posted (5 years 7 months 1 day 4 hours ago) and read 9683 times:
There are a few reasons for this.
First, that was a "clean" flyby, so it was going very fast with all flaps retracted. Secondly, it isn't full of passengers and baggage (as far as I know), and since it isn't going anywhere long haul the fuel load is probably also relatively low. So, the plane was fast, light, and at a low altitude. This, along with the fact that it's a 757 in the first place, means that it has amazing climb power in this video.
However, I don't believe it actually got vertical. The 757 is relatively long and people tend to think a plane is steeper than it really is. I'd say that maybe it gets up to a max of 50 degrees pitch up, although someone with a better trained eye can maybe clarify that.
Now after talking about it, I think I'm gonna go try it in flight sim...
It would be very difficult to determine what angle the aircraft is at from that angle and without a ground reference. That, coupled with the 757's climb ability and presumably light load (as AlexPorter mentioned), makes the aircraft appear vertical.
Mycrj17 From United States of America, joined Feb 2006, 269 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (5 years 7 months 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 9414 times:
Quoting Lrdc9 (Thread starter): OK it was friday and I was off an youtubing but,that does not even seem possible. He must of built up some speed during the flyby or something, seem just a scosh risky. Sorry if it has already been posted!
Yes it has been posted, many of time's. But it is still great to look at....
And that 757 belongs to the New Zealand AirForce..
Stitch From United States of America, joined Jul 2005, 26722 posts, RR: 83 Reply 10, posted (5 years 7 months 15 hours ago) and read 8874 times:
In 1991 while on the observation deck at NRT I saw a 757 pull a serious climb of 45 degrees or better (I was almost perpendicular to her so it wasn't an optical illusion like that YouTube video).
OldAeroGuy From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 3206 posts, RR: 66 Reply 12, posted (5 years 7 months 14 hours ago) and read 8415 times:
Quoting Bok269 (Reply 3): It would be very difficult to determine what angle the aircraft is at from that angle and without a ground reference. That, coupled with the 757's climb ability and presumably light load (as AlexPorter mentioned), makes the aircraft appear vertical.
Agree, but I have looped the airplane in a simulator. It does the maneuver quite handily (at light weight of course).
Airplane design is easy, the difficulty is getting them to fly - Barnes Wallis
MD80Nut From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 871 posts, RR: 10 Reply 15, posted (5 years 7 months 11 hours ago) and read 6098 times:
Quoting AlexPorter (Reply 1): However, I don't believe it actually got vertical. The 757 is relatively long and people tend to think a plane is steeper than it really is. I'd say that maybe it gets up to a max of 50 degrees pitch up, although someone with a better trained eye can maybe clarify that.
I know it's hard to really tell for sure without a ground reference, but man, that 757 looks like it's darn near vertical or at least well over 50 degrees up. Look at that thing go!
I've been on an AA 757 taking off out of Long Beach, also a Delta 757 climbing out FLL and while they were nothing like that video, these were the closest I've ever been to being in a fighter jet. Both got off the runway fast and put a lot of distance between them and the ground quite quickly.
Flyf15 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 16, posted (5 years 7 months 10 hours ago) and read 5938 times:
Very cool video!
Quoting FLY2HMO (Reply 6): You'd be amazed what jet transport aircraft can do when put through their paces.
Very true. In the CRJ sim (with the motion turned off of course), I've done all sorts of stuff..... snap rolls, loops, inverted flight, hammerheads, supersonic dives, etc. If very obvious when doing most of this stuff that the airplane was definitely not designed for it, but its capable.
When empty, at max thrust, the CRJ-200 has a thrust / weight ratio greater than some early jet fighters (ie: F-86), and is on-par with a fully loaded F-4 Phantom in afterburner. Its really quite impressive.
Tango29 From Ireland, joined May 2006, 312 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (5 years 7 months 10 hours ago) and read 5550 times:
Quoting JetMech (Reply 7): I think the Rolls-Royce RB211-535's powering that beast are equally as amazing !
Awesome aircraft, i had an amazing departure out of LHR this week on a 30% full BA 757, i think it was the
most rapid climb i have ever experienced in a passenger aircraft.
Quoting Caljn (Reply 13): Love the 757 ! So unfortunate manufacture has ceased...
MIAMIx707 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 18, posted (5 years 7 months 9 hours ago) and read 5293 times:
The camera zoom gives it that flat look which makes the angle look steeper than it really is. Just like on some photos from GA and military jets looking aft & down at the runway which appears almost right below the plane making the take off seem like it was almost straight up.
That's around 45 degrees which is still pretty high. This video is also old, saw it several years ago.
Now picture yourself in the toilet at 45 degree angle.
MasseyBrown From United States of America, joined Dec 2002, 4725 posts, RR: 7 Reply 20, posted (5 years 6 months 4 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 1913 times:
Climb1 From United Kingdom, joined Apr 2005, 128 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (5 years 6 months 4 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 1203 times:
Such an awesome video. The sounds of the engines at full pelt is just unreal. I remember seeing this perform at RIAT2003 and from what I remember it was one of the best displays there by far.
Its incredible looking at these videos just thinking that the B757s are commercial airliners, yet the RNZAF fly them as if they are something out of the Red Bull Air Race!!!
Quoting MIAMIx707 (Reply 18): Now picture yourself in the toilet at 45 degree angle.
Brilliant!
In my eyes the Boeing 747 will ALWAYS be the queen of the skies!
MasseyBrown From United States of America, joined Dec 2002, 4725 posts, RR: 7 Reply 25, posted (5 years 6 months 3 weeks 6 days 23 hours ago) and read 1040 times:
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