Talk:Taxiing

Like to see some sources on taxi speeds. Personally I can tell you that airliners taxi much faster than a walking pace. On average they taxi between 15-20 knots which equates to 17-23 mph which is hardly a walking pace. As far as 30% N1 goes I've heard of a maximum more around 50% N1.

Bikrtc 10:49, 28 July 2007 (UTC)


 * I removed the bit about specific taxi speeds as it was both unsourced and inaccurate. As for N1, that would probably depend on aircraft type but would be unnecessary to mention here anyway. Kumiankka (talk) 13:47, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Clarifying meaning of "taxiing" - I don't think it includes fast run towards take-off.
(This is the very first time I've added anything to a page of this type, so I hope I'm doing it right.)

I have a query about the way taxiing is described on this page, and I think the article may possibly be incorrect or contradictory. I understood that "taxiing" applied only to the slow movement of an aircraft to the beginning of the runway, not to the huge acceleration of the aircraft along the runway preparatory to take-off - yet the article as it currently stands suggests that "taxiing" also includes this much faster movement (to quote: "for example: when moving from a terminal to the runway, or along the runway during take-off" - the last part of this quotation being the questionable part).

I feel reasonably sure of this, but not quite sure enough to edit the article myself to reflect this - so instead I thought I'd raise it here to be dealt with by someone more knowledgeable than myself. (Could this part of the usage differ from one country to another?)

I also agree with the previous entry on this talk page (having just been on a flight today) that taxiing can be considerably faster than a walking pace. I think this applies mainly to small aircraft, where, when I had some lessons in one, I was instructed to taxi at a fast walking pace. (I am in Australia, in case practice on this varies by country.) However, I would estimate that the much larger plane I flew in today was taxiing before taking off and after landing at perhaps 20 m.p.h., or maybe even a bit more.

M.J.E. 13:25, 18 October 2007 (UTC)


 * I absolutely agree. The word could be compared to idling. originally it was using the minimum thrust to keep the plane moving. Nowadays, passenger jets move faster to improve turn-around times. Taxiing means moving from one position to another, i. e. also from a hangar to a dispersal pad. Once the runway has been reached, and permission given, the takeoff starts, and that is definately not taxiing. TinyMark 14:07, 18 October 2007 (UTC)


 * I feel confident enough of this now to edit the article to reflect this - bolstered by TinyMark above who agrees with me. (I was brand-new to editing when I first commented on this above, and didn't feel confident enough to change the article, even though I felt sure I was right.) M.J.E. (talk) 12:53, 23 January 2008 (UTC)

Differential braking for steering
While I agree that some aircraft steer exclusively using differential braking, I know that some aircraft steer using solely the rudder and perhaps, some using a mixture of the two? I think this should be mentioned and a citation would be good as well. TINY Mark (Talk) 17:58, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

Needs Etymology
The taxicab article has the Etymology, but not here. 32.154.77.156 (talk) 10:33, 9 March 2010 (UTC)


 * Section added.
 * Please note that I'm citing Quora not to prove a scientific fact, but to prove that someone has voiced a certain opinion.
 * https://esnpc.blogspot.com/2016/05/flight-school-taxis-history-and.html is certainly the best source to go on from my attempt of putting some information in the article at all.
 * --BjKa (talk) 12:18, 20 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Related: I wonder when "taxiway" came into use. I mean most airfields only got concrete runways and dedicated taxiways around the 1940s. But even the older grass fields must have quickly developed some often-used paths, in particular to get to the area where you'd most likely start a takeoff-run. --BjKa (talk) 12:18, 20 November 2022 (UTC)


 * Okay, but you need a better ref than "some guy's blog on blogspot". I have removed and tagged it. Please see Ahunt (talk) 14:52, 20 November 2022 (UTC)