# Boeing's near-vertical 787 takeoff

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 15, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boeings-near-vertical-787-takeoff/722600 "2015-06-15T19:51:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![bizerta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@bizerta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bizerta)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boeings-near-vertical-787-takeoff/722600/1 "2015-06-15T19:51:25Z")

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Recent news showed a new 787 making what appeared to be a near-vertical ascent after rotation. However, using long telephoto lenses against a backdrop of a lengthy runway makes me wonder whether it was anywhere nearly as “vertical” as the film implied. I’m sure all sorts of tricks were used (e.g. 30 minutes of fuel on board, anything of weight removed, and max speed before rotating). Is a side-view of that takeoff available?

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**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\
**Post date:** [June 15, 2015, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/boeings-near-vertical-787-takeoff/722600/2 "2015-06-15T20:06:15Z")

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> **[787 climbs vertical after takeoff for airshow? Wow.](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=759458)**
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> Video of this is really impressive, even though it’s obviously a lightly loaded 787. Still, climbing vertical is something every pilot dreams of and it appears this plane, under the right circumstances, does that. I’m impressed and I want a...

As it turns out, this isn’t unique at all. Other jetliners have done similar things.