The present derivation of reliable formulas for the takeoff characteristics of turbofan-powered aircraft, encompassing ground-roll distance and time, fuel consumption, etc, incorporates ground effect-induced drag reduction. This drag reduction factor is varied according to type of aircraft; the turbofans in question may be of high-bypass transport-aircraft type or of low bypass and afterburner-employing configuration, as is typically the case in military aircraft. It is shown that bypass ratio variations have little influence on takeoff ground-rolling distance.