In the cockpit of the An-1250, the captain manually pushed the throttle to the bottom, and the 8 engines combined to unleash 264 tons of thrust, directly disturbing the airspace above the entire airport.
The plane's acceleration was faster than imagined. Now the An-1250, with no load and less fuel, reached a thrust-to-weight ratio of 0.6, which was on par with early fighters. The numerous wheels also meant that the average ground pressure wasn't excessive, so the An-1250 was actually a super heavy-weight that moved with the agility of a swallow.
In the eyes of the higher-ups, the tall An-1250, whether in length or height, surpassed any of the 7,000-ton warships they had seen, not to mention the exaggerated wingspan. In this moment, it resembled a warship rapidly taxiing on the runway, passing by everyone in merely ten seconds or so.
