An early version of a flexible Air Force plane with vertical take-off and landing capabilities.
There we were, waiting for take-off, and I had just been having a quick zizz.
Reform of aircraft take-off and landing rights, known as slots, is also long overdue.
Investigators estimated that at take-off that day, the helicopter weighed between 3, 228 pounds and 3, 461 pounds.
There is intense rivalry among airlines for landing and take-off slots at the busiest European airports.
Soon after take-off, Farooq saunters down the aisle, dressed in a stylish tweed jacket.
The high-intensity light can dazzle pilots during take-off and landing when shone at aircraft.
During take-off, the four 15-metre rotor-blades will be folded flat against the craft's body.
The Sita Air plane came down minutes after take-off from Kathmandu, claiming the lives of 19 people.
It's not the weak sort of take-off either -- this spherical delight can really grab some air.
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But I soon snapped out of my fantasy, because a while after take-off, a new problem arose.
They are most effective when fired at aircraft flying at low altitudes, as at take-off or landing.
In Ms. McCloskey's view, this shift in perceptions was central to the economic take-off of the West.
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Their (occasional) efforts to do so impoverish already destitute people, and blight their hopes of economic take-off.
Callum had originally planned to make his first solo flight on his birthday, but weather conditions delayed take-off.
Contact with Flight KQ507 was lost by air traffic control shortly after take-off at 0005 local time (0105 GMT).
Louis to NYC, waiting for take-off and experiencing the consequences of this congestion.
If I have a tough day at work, I get the airplane out, take-off, and forget about everything else.
Television presenter Chris Packham said the take-off, flight and landing should not have been particularly onerous for the pandas.
And Lockheed, it seems, has told Boeing to take a running vertical take-off.
Corporate and fractional jets use small airports where check-in takes minutes and take-off times can be altered to suit.
Similarly, while access to busy airports may in theory be increased, this will depend on obtaining take-off and landing slots.
Other conditions for early take-off include the ready availability of the right kind of software, computing platforms and systems-integration expertise.
According to Messrs Rodrik and Subramanian, India owes its take-off not to Mr Singh or Mr Gandhi, but to Indira Gandhi.
Bezos has been funneling money into the Texas firm for years in hopes of developing a vertical take-off, vertical landing rocket.
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Mr Chernov said the pilot had tried to pull the plane down six seconds after take-off, but could not avert the disaster.
By 1700, the resources of the Americas were feeding a European take-off.
In May, Doncaster Robin Hood Airport was forced to close temporarily after the Vulcan bomber aborted take-off due to an engine fault.
According to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), the high intensity light can dazzle pilots during the crucial phases of take-off and landing.
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