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Old 15th Jan 2012, 09:27
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Rotation speed, angle, lift off point

I saw a discussion of this on tech log but as a non pilot I should perhaps post my question here.

Is it the case that you normally rotate through (say) 3 degrees per second at Vr and that this continues until you are in your desired climb attitude? So if for example you rotate through about 9 degrees and the aircraft leaves the ground at this point, you continue to (say) 15 degrees - which would have involved a tail strike but for the fact you are now airborne?

When I used to fly a hang glider I would hold the nose low when running until I could feel the glider wanting to fly, then allow the nose to find its own level with no control input at which point I would be flying.

Just for interest the rotation on landing a hang glider in nil wind gives about 60 (yes sixty) degrees nose up.
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