KLM Boeing B747-400 TakeOff St Maarten Cockpit view

TakeOff from St. Maarten as seen from cockpit 747.

To answer some remarks from viewers:

Why is T/O so fast and short? Well, the aircraft weighs only 260.000 kgs (max = 396.000kgs) in this T/O with only 30.000 kgs of fuel for a flight time of 1hr15min to Curacao (you can see the landing here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5ZLUP1Aroc ). With this low weight Vr is 125kts and climbout speed is 155kts(=V2 + 10kts)

Why is V1 and Vr called so close?
Because, when a/c is very light you have to increase V1 to the Vmcg(=Vmin control ground)speed. If you don't and start flying below this speed and an outboard engine fails, you are not able to control a/c. That's why in this T/O V1 is the same as Vr.

Yes, it's a 747. No, it's not fake. And to answer some more questions: This take off is part of a three stretch flight: AMS-SXM, then SXM-CUR, then CUR-AMS.

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[klaprat]

How the hell can they rotate so fast...?

[17iran]

0:40 to the stars...

[TheDavaoGuy]

what is your camera?

[xxphatstakerxx]

@klaprat Why is T/O so fast and short? Well, the aircraft weighs only 260.000 kgs (max = 396.000kgs) in this T/O with only 30.000 kgs of fuel for a flight time of 1hr15min to Curacao (you can see the landing here: /watch?v=A5ZLUP1Aroc ). With this low weight Vr is 125kts and climbout speed is 155kts(=V2 + 10kts)

[frankozivkovic]

@klaprat didn't carry much load...



[klaprat]

Thanks to all of your comments! However, Please don't answer any more...

[fallenangei]

@klaprat planes rotate around their engines, so the rotation rate appears faster the further you are from the engines, and since the cockpit is about as far as you can get, the rotation will appear quite fast. same with the planet Earth (and any other rotating object), the outside edge of the Earth rotates much faster than if you were within a couple kilometers of the center. it's called centripedal acceleration I think

[skateboardlover22]

Wonder is the people on the beach died. :U

[dragoonfj123]

@dragoonfj123 v2*

[dragoonfj123]

@klaprat light load and flaps according to its weight.

a 747 is a powerful plane since it can take off with near 1 million pounds fully loaded.

think of it without that many passengers and luggage. less weight same power. great power to weight ratio = quicker take off and lower v1 R and v3 speeds

[tomtom5069]

@klaprat light ..