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Old 28th Jun 2022, 06:28
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I remember it’s nickname was the gripper due presumably to the takeoff performance you are referring to blind pew. I mainly flew Boeings with such a surplus of performance that a full power takeoff was unusual. I did experience a jumpseat takeoff in a trident from Luton of all places and remember getting a very good view of the end of the runway. I seem to remember someone had also written ‚fastest over the threshold‘ on the back of the cockpit door. So performance overall seems to have been interesting. I do however associate it with happy holiday memories as a child mainly going to Geneva on skiing trips.
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