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Old 11th Sep 2010, 15:28
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Juan Tugoh
 
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Tony LeVeir was supposed to have carried out an Autotakeoff on the L1011 as a publicity stunt. The capability was never released to service, and details of exactly just how automatic the takeoff is open to debate.

I have a copy of an illustration of the Flight System that suggests that the auto part of the takeoff was CWS and SAS only. The accompanying text reads:

" The Avionic Flight Control System (AFCS) provides manual or automatic modes of control throughout the total flight envelope from take-off to landing."

I do have vague recollections - it was 11 years ago that I last flew a TriStar, that a more elegant solution through the autopilot, thrust management, ATS and VNAV was theoretically possible, but 411a is probably the expert here, he's the only one who seems to be still flying the old dinosaur.
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