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Old 28th Oct 2017, 17:05
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sprite1
 
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This is a gas thread.

TORA is Take-Off Run Available. That means the physical distance of paved runway.

TODA is Take-Off Distance Available. That distance includes TORA plus any published Clearway.

Clearway can be used for take-off perf calculations to attain your 35' Screen Height (Dry).

Yes, it looked unusual. It liked tight. But without a shadow of a doubt, they made 35' by the end of the TODA.

With the way Rwy 27 is, you can bet they had a large V1 to Vr split. But once they had an engine failure at V1, they'd be using all the available TORA remaining to accelerate to Vr and then use the Clearway to get to Screen Height.

Most runways aren't 2000m anymore. Coupled that with the unusual slope characteristics of Runway 27 and 1000m of Clearway and you'll get that type of take-off we see in the video.

My post history will show I hate all things Ryanair. But this is bordering on the ridiculous at this stage.
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