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Old 25th May 2009 | 15:08
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From: A Marriott somewhere
400' level off

The 400' level off was to allow the old water injected jets get up to speed before the water ran out. Without water the airplane would not be able to accelerate, and would come back down to earth again. (I always wondered about this myself, finally got the answer from someone a lot more experienced than me).
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