climbout

Aircraft gaining altitude

Climbout is the phase of flight immediately after takeoff when an aircraft ascends to cruising altitude.

Pilots and air traffic controllers use the term technically: The engine failed during climbout.

The word emphasizes the transition from ground to sky—distinct from the takeoff roll and the level cruise that follows.

aviation

takeoff

Departure or parody

departureAct of going away
ascentUpward movement
altitudeMeasured height above reference

airspeed · thrust · flaps · rotation · liftoff · runway · cockpit · throttle · gradient · airborne

effort

exertion

Vigorous physical effort

strainExcessive stretching force
pushForce something away
heaveForceful lift or throw

struggle · grind · toil · muscle · sweat · pull · tug · force · energy · persistence

escape

breakout

Sudden escape from restraint

evacuateLeave due to danger
fleeDepart swiftly from threat
exitWay to leave

extricate · bolt · scramble · emergency · rescue · elude · disentangle · bypass · dart · extraction

Opposites

vertical direction of flight

climboutdescent

Downward slope or lineage

descend · approach · final approach · letdown · dive

flight phase sequence

climboutapproach

Way of handling something

landing · final approach · touchdown · rollout · descent

Family

climb, out, climbs, climbed, climbing, climber, climbers, climbable, outs

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