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Old 6th Jul 2009, 15:49
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meeike9
 
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Seeing that harrier takeoff tells you nothing. It may not be fully loaded. The reason the harrier uses the "ski jump" is because of the payload increase. It can not takeoff vertically fully loaded. It comes down to either a longer runway or short runway with "ski jump".
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