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Its VTOL capability comes courtesy of dual tilt-rotors that provide helicopter-style takeoffs with fixed wing speeds once airborne.
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But once airborne, they still cannot fly any faster than hoi polloi.
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He said that, once airborne, pilots would have to leave the restricted zone, which would take about 25 minutes, rendering it pointless for short helicopter flights or one-hour flying lessons.
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Once airliners are airborne, pilots typically connect and then monitor the performance of autopilots and flight-control computers until close to landing.
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Harsh terms to be sure, although we won't have to wait for the dry runs to see the 787 airborne once again: the FAA also gave Boeing clearance to ferry one of the airliners from Fort Worth, Texas to Everett, Washington after some paint work.
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They supplied us with arrival data for the largest U.S.-based airlines for the last three holiday seasons, which we define as Nov. 20-Dec. 1 for Thanksgiving and Dec. 20-Jan. 6 for the winter holiday. (We examined only arrivals because departure delays can often be offset once a plane is airborne.) The U.S. Department of Transportation also tracks flight information for the holiday season, but FlightStats' list of airlines is more comprehensive.
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Once the program has been completed, these helicopters will become the airborne equivalent of a socket wrench - capable of undertaking a number of previously impossible tasks.
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