KLM Boeing 747400 RocketTakeoff St Maarten Princess Juliana Airport October 2016 Seat 16A

A lot of discussions are held on the headline. No there are no rockets on this Video! "Rocket takeoff" means that the takeoffrun was very short and the climb rate was very high due to the fact that the aircraft was very light. Normally a Boeing 747400 serves long haul routes with a lot of fuel on board on takeoff. In this regular case it needs a much longer takeoffrun. On rather rare short flights like the 1 hour flight form St. Maarten to Curacao, the aircraft is pretty light as it doesn t need much fuel. This is why it accelerates very fast and can climb very steep, other than on regular typical B747 Long Haul Takeoff procedures. Thanks for watching.