Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rolling takeoff

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables: rolling -take-off
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A takeoff where the aircraft taxis into takeoff position and immediately starts to accelerate for takeoff, without stopping on the runway.

Example Sentences

"Correlation of the DFDR and CVR recordings disclosed that the flightcrew had set the flaps and stabilizer trim at 10° and about 5° aircraft noseup, respectively, for takeoff. A rolling takeoff was made, takeoff thrust was stabilized at 80 KIAS, and left rudder and right aileron were used to compensate for the right crosswind. The V₁ and V_R callouts were made about 2 sec after these speeds were recorded by the DFDR."

Inflected Forms

rolling takeoffs (plural)

Questions

What does rolling takeoff mean?: A takeoff where the aircraft taxis into takeoff position and immediately starts to accelerate for takeoff, without stopping on the runway.

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