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Aviation vocabulary · Flight Phases

Takeoff

Meaning in aviation, with examples

/ˈteɪkɔːf/nounCore term

In aviation, takeoff means: The moment or phase in which an aircraft speeds up along the runway and leaves the ground to begin a flight.

In Turkish: kalkış

How it is used

Used by pilots, controllers and cabin crew alike: takeoff clearance, takeoff speed, takeoff weight. Cabin crew are seated for takeoff and landing, and the captain may announce 'we are next for takeoff'.

Example sentences

  1. We had a long takeoff run because the aircraft was close to its maximum weight.

  2. Cabin crew, please be seated for takeoff.

Common collocations

  • takeoff clearance
  • takeoff run
  • rejected takeoff
  • takeoff weight
  • ready for takeoff
  • runwayA long, specially prepared strip at an airport that aircraft use to take off and land. Each runway is named by a number based on its magnetic direction.
  • cleared for takeoffThe ATC phrase that gives an aircraft permission to start its takeoff run on a specific runway. It is normally given by the tower controller.
  • climbTo gain height. In aviation the word also names the phase of flight between takeoff and cruise, when the aircraft goes up to its cruising level.
  • line upTo taxi onto the runway and stop on the centreline in the takeoff position, ready to go but not yet cleared for takeoff.
  • thrustThe forward force produced by an aircraft's engines that pushes it through the air. Pilots control it with the thrust levers.

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