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by WalterBright 2422 days ago
> take-off and climb-out requires the most power

Military aviation has dealt with this in various ways:

1. Carried aloft by a larger plane

2. Towed aloft be multiple other planes

3. Jet assisted takeoff

4. catapults

5. drop tanks

6. mid-air refueling