Take-Off Performance
I was looking at some charts (field length vs. still air range) regarding the Avro RJ's take-off performance (but I guess it would also apply to other aircraft) and it looks to me like the take-off length needed has quite a significant impact on range. Is this a correct interpretation of the charts?
If so, I'm assuming that it's because you burn a lot of fuel when you do a steep take off? I guess this makes sense but I wasn't expecting to see such a drastic reduction in range.
Can anyone shed a bit of light on this?
Thanks!