Fighter jets and aircraft carriers and fighter jets taking off of aircraft carriers are some of our favourite things in the world for so many reasons. One of them is just how perfect each launch has to be. Just look at how the wheels of the jet reach the end…
“Aviation history in the making,” says the YouTube description. I don’t know about that, but it’s pretty crazy to watch this Ethiopian Airlines’ Boeing 767-300ER taking off in a shockingly short distance at Arusha Airport, in Tanzania. That runway is only 1631 metres long.