Originally Posted by Wwyvern
The Jet Provost 1 take off technique was to raise the nose wheel at 60kts and the aircraft would unstick at 75 to 80 kts. Care had to be taken to avoid striking the rear fuselage on the round.
Similar technique iirc on Mks 3, 4 and 5. But wasn't Mk1 a tail-dragger? - could have sworn I saw a picture once, but I can't google anything.
Regards,
rts