• Question: What is the needed speed for an airplane to take off?

    Asked by morgan to Frank, Ian, Isabel, Jared, Zena on 13 Mar 2015.
    • Photo: Zena Hadjivasiliou

      Zena Hadjivasiliou answered on 13 Mar 2015:

      Usually planes would have to be travelling at a speed of about 150-180 miles per hour to take off. But this really depends on the size and exact structure of the plane. For example, lighter planes can take off at much lower speeds!

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