Question

What is meant by ground run distance?

(a) The distance where the aircraft takes-off on the ground

(b) The vertical distance where the aircraft takes-off on the ground

(c) It is also known as the screen height

(d) It is the landing distance of the aircraft

This question was addressed to me by my college director while I was bunking the class.

This interesting question is from Take-off Performance topic in section Take-off and Landing Performance of Aircraft Performance

Answer 1

Right answer is (a) The distance where the aircraft takes-off on the ground

To explain: The ground run distance is the distance where the aircraft takes-off on the ground. There are two parts of take-off distance. One is ground distance and the other one is the distance from which the aircraft leaves the ground. This screen height must be about 35 feet to avoid aircraft collision.