Overpowered aircraft

[chriskcmo]

The old Convair 880's and 990's were rockets from what I've heard from old airline pilots. Handled like sports cars too

 

[NuGuy]

Hiya all,

Half full DC-9-10. It will max out the autopilot...

What a ride...no school like the old school...

Nu

 

[VNugget]

Any RC plane.

 

[FearlessFreep]

All these stories of "overpowered aircraft" with fantastic climb rates with low takeoff weights is nice, but what I would like to know is which Commercial Airliner has the highest thrust to weight ratio at MGTOW (Structural).

On a side note, the 74 Classic (GE powered) when light is pretty impressive. When you consider how much of a useful load range you have you might get an understanding how much excess thrust that is at light weights. When light at a max pitch angle of 17.5 degrees it will accelerate straight through normal departure profiles. That's with max reduced thrust for takeoff; I could not even venture a guess of what it would be like at max rated thrust!

 

[Flyeys]

CRJ-700. Repositioning flight with 6000 pounds fuel. On takeoff, accidently select APR thrust on both engines.

HOLD ON!!!

Accidently....Right.....

 

[DrewBlows]

FRJ
12,100#T/ 34524#W (heavy a/c gross, if memory serves me)=.35 ratio

Not to shabby, but throw on a straight, high aspect ratio wing and hold on.

I once saw 780 feet to FL310 (ceiling) in 17 minutes in a nearly full airplane flying the standard profile. I miss that airplane.

 

[Afterprop]

Imho

On a side note, the 74 Classic (GE powered) when light is pretty impressive.

I prefer the Pratt & Whitneys Qs. . . specifically, the JT9D-7Q And the lighter, the better. Can you say "Git up n go!"

Once upon a time, I was in Lear 35 that did 300 feet to FL 410 in around 11 minutes . . . cannot remember our takeoff weight, but a hop and skip we were airborne.

'Props

 

[FlyFlyFly]

What about those DC-8s with the big fans that UPS operates?

Anyone got the numbers on those?

 

[DAL737FO]

I know it's not a commercial airliner but the GIISP with a max take off weight of 62,000#s and 22,800#s thrust. Not to mention it will blow out all the windows within about six blocks with those low bypass RR's.

 

[gnx99]

The Lancair Propjet/Sentry will do 7,000 fpm "solo".

750 hp, 2200 lbs empty.

Not exactly in the airliner/corporate jet category, but it's still pretty sweet.