What does AEO and OEI mean?
The part I don't seem to grasp is that the airplane would still have to accelerate to a given speed to takeoff in a given distance right? The CV-880 had takeoff speeds on the order of 170 kts if I recall on an average load and 180 - 190 kts on a full-load, speeds higher than most modern airliners.
Casey Erickson