Oftentimes takeoff and landing data charts are based on projected data, or they simply stop at the points where testers had to stop their testing, leaving the operator to guess what kind of performance the plane might deliver. The fact is that data for takeoffs, particularly rejected takeoffs or engine-out tests of minimum control speeds, can be very risky. Landing tests that involve maximum performance braking are also high pucker-factor work. I suspect that some of these tests were part of the A-400M deployment to Bolivia.
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