Albatross take off length?

Question

I was just wondering if anyone had any idea of how long a run-up does an Albatross need to take off?

Answer 1

Interesting question.  Apparently some albatrosses cannot take off from flat land at all, nor sustain steady flapping flight, because of their heavy wing loading; others prefer to take off from an elevated spot or at least downhill and upwind.

Royal albatross require a "long running start."  http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/si...

The only actual distance that I found was "sometimes 100 yards" from a 1955 paper by Gibson and Sefton (journal cite Emu 55:44-48.  But note:  I was unable to access the original journal paper.)

Maybe this will help you anyway.