Balanced Field Takeoff

[your_dreamguy]

Can anyone explained what a balanced field takeoff is? I just heard the term for the first time and it's stumped me?
Look forward to your responses.

 

[spanky2]

It's been awhile but I think it means same amount of runway required to accelerate, takeoff and clear a 35' obstacle -or- to abort / stop. Means you have no pad. If you abort past V1, you are off the end. In the AF, we called it critical field length, think it means pretty much the same thing.

 

[trainerjet]

Spanky2 pretty much has it correct. A "balanced field" is where the accelerate-go distance equals the accelerate-stop distance.

 

[KnowledgeSeeker]

Go to this THREAD for a little more discussion on it