1.   The fighter jets took off in pairs.

2.   There was an ear-splitting roar as the jets took off.

3.   An inquiry concluded that the Russian crew was tired and the aircraft low on fuel and that the jet took a wrong navigational reading.

4.   As a result, large jets take longer to climb after take-off, exacerbating noise problems in residential areas along flight paths.

5.   At Love Field, workers from Southwest Airlines headquarters lined the fence as the first outbound jet took off, airport spokeswoman Beverly Weaver said.

6.   A chartered jet takes him to his Houston home for offdays during the season.

7.   Construction on the first houses is to begin next spring, four years after the last jet took off.

8.   Finally, the Russian-built jumbo jet took off, and headed to Armenia.

9.   His fascination with flying went back to his days as a TWA baggage handler, when he wistfully watched jets take off and dreamed of being a pilot.

10.   It was unclear Tuesday night why the jet took that course.