Oops...

Eeh, 35 feet, 200 feet, what's the difference, don't the Blue Angels fly with a wing-to-wing clearance of like 12 inches. Why is everyone so upset?

A jet taking off at O'Hare International Airport missed a taxiing cargo plane by 35 feet in July...

...Initial reports indicated the pilot of the outbound United Airlines flight carrying 120 passengers and five crew members came within 200 to 300 feet of the cargo plane after taking evasive action by lifting off the ground early...

...The pilots of the United plane, accelerating down the runway at 127 m.p.h., took off early with a 25-degree climb instead of the normal 16- to- 18-degree attitude, according to FAA records...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0611150048nov15,1,409050.story?ctrack=1&cset=true