Takeoff

File:USN F-A-18C 170805 CV63.jpg

An F/A-18 Hornet takes off from the USS Kitty Hawk.

Takeoff is the part of flight in which an aircraft goes from moving along the ground (taxiing) to flying in the air, usually on a runway.

Examples

For balloons, helicopters and some special aircraft (such as the Harrier), no runway is needed. Takeoff is the opposite of landing.

Takeoff Media

• An F-A-18C Hornet launches from the flight deck of the conventionally powered aircraft carrier.jpg

  An F/A-18 taking off from an aircraft carrier

• An Embraer E175 taking off

• Three way take off at Beijing Capital International Airport.jpg

  Three airliners taking off simultaneously (note similar pitch attitudes)

• Boeing 737-800 (EI-ENI) of Ryanair departs Bristol Airport, England 23Aug2014 arp.jpg

  A Boeing 737-800 retracting its undercarriages during takeoff

• Glider in flight.JPG

  Tow line and towing aircraft seen from the cockpit of a glider

• Yellow.balloon.lifts.in.bath.arp.jpg

  Takeoff of a hot air balloon

• US Navy 050423-N-6214F-004 Aviation Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Courtney F. Godfrey runs behind the foul line as a Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier II- performs a vertical takeoff.jpg

  The Harrier jump jet, a VTOL aircraft

• Space Shuttle Columbia launching.jpg

  Space Shuttle Columbia in the process of lifting off from the launch pad during STS-1