On Sun, 28 Aug 2005 20:53:00 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll"
wrote in
. net::

If the plane is angled but full power can still be
applied and the plane's path down the runway straightened out in the
first few seconds of the takeoff roll then no time would be lost and
the same purpose would still be achieved.


Time is lost because full power is not being applied in the direction of the
takeoff roll.

In your estimation, about how much time would be lost in the case of a
typical GA aircraft, a Cessna 172?