Orlando Takeoff: McDonnell Douglas MD-83 American Airlines to DFW

Takeoff in Orlando, heading to Dallas-DFW. The flight was operated by an American Airlines MD-83.

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• Orlando
• Dallas
• MCO
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[rtfe83able]

Cool Video I like when everyone makes the ooohhh sound after a liitle pocket of turbulence that always happens leaving MCO in the middle of the day!

[honestly786]

what music is it?

[aerialpic]

These front flaps you refer to are called slats.

[aerialpic]

Ailerons work independent of the rudder but they are used together for coordinated turns. Ailerons bank the wings whereas the rudder turns the nose. This is called yaw. An airplane can be turned with ailerons only but the tail would skid (yaw) around the turn. At normal cruise speeds you won't see ailerons move much but at slow speeds such as short final approach, aileron movement can easily be noticed, especially in gusty conditions.

[dookiekong007]

Yah, I know that, dont know what i was thinking though. But since you seem more pro than I am, explain to me how the planes turn, you know, does the ailersons move up and down with the rudder moving also. Ive been on so many flights and I rarely see the airlerons move when the planes turned

[aerialpic]

@dookiekong007 You are totally incorrect regarding the flaps. In takeoff position (as seen on the video) they increase lift reducing the amount of runway needed to lift off.

[forendo720]

whats the song in the begining?

[bbaker904]

Flap on the front lower the front profile of the wing. On most md80's and 757 or 67 you would need to sit in front of the wing and look back to see them work. If you go to that video I wrote about or go to any 757 take off showing the front of the engine, you can watch the front of the wing and see it change. The bigger the plane the easier it is to see. The 747 are plain and clear.

[dookiekong007]

wuw, i never realized there were front flaps. but how come I dont notice it even when I sat rite on the wing?

[bbaker904]

Don't worry. Some planes like the 737 and 757 are hard to tell that flaps are part way down. They do extend in these models quite a bit. If you sit in front of the wing you can see the leading edge flaps which are the most important on take off. Like rear flaps they can be set for take off or increased for landing. go to video, american airlines MD82 landing in Chicago Ohare. Watch the front flaps change twice on the ground near the end. front flaps change attack angle for flight.