747 at Warp Speed

I went on flight on a Boeing 747-400 the other day: my first 747 flight for many years.

Maximum thrust at the start of the runway pushed us right back in our seats and we were airborne within 22 seconds, fully laden too. That's fast!!

I normally time all take offs and 22 seconds for any wide bodied plane is from 10 to 20 seconds faster than average.

DW