takeoff
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As takeoff neared, the flight attendant reminded passengers to put their devices on airplane mode to disable wireless transmission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
In July 1958, engine failure not long after takeoff forced him to the ground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
A United Airlines crew twice aborted their takeoff, and then declared an emergency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
They came after two Qantas planes also avoided a collision on July 27 after they had been cleared for takeoff.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
For takeoff and climb, it would need advanced jet engines that sucked in air, mixed it with fuel, and burned the mixture.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
Rather, their plan is to scale up so-called Operation Carpet, under which drones circulate near Russian airports, forcing air-traffic control to pause takeoffs and landings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Teams also closely monitored how the X-59 performed during takeoffs, landings, and flight operations.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026
LAX is still considered one of the busiest airports in the world when ranked by takeoffs and landings, but it fell from No. 6 to No. 7, according to ACI.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025
All takeoffs from Israel’s main airport were halted for several hours; restaurants closed; the country’s largest port stopped working.
From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2025
There were no clever skits, no farcical takeoffs on the subject of Stanley Martin and the Nipe.
From Anything You Can Do ... by Randall Garrett
