| ▲ | pa7ch 2 hours ago | |
What do you mean by this tower of power effect? Was it just that the 747 had a more powerful take-off or something due to 4 engines? | ||
| ▲ | epc an hour ago | parent | next [-] | |
There was quite a kick when the engines spooled up. I flew mainly SFO/LAX to SYD and the few minutes of full thrust you just kind of sat back in your seat and didn't try to do anything. | ||
| ▲ | zabzonk an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | |
More or less. I remember the first time I flew in a tri-jet (after a 747), I was a bit worried on take-off about how we were still on the ground as the end of the runway approached. To clarify slightly, I first heard "tower of power" used to describe the Saturn V. So two icons of the late 60s. | ||