Originally Posted by
deltafox44
The FR24 data do NOT show that.
After about 45" roll (05:38:45.798) and for 5 seconds the ground speed is stable at 182/183 kts while the vertical speed is positive, reaching 2368 ft/mn. Though the pressure altitude is not consistent with the speed and vspeed evolution, speed and vspeed indicates the aircraft is already airborne and climbing at 182 kts (about 170 kts IAS). And one minute later it has gained 1000 ft and speed (250 kts). Then only the problems begin, may be after retracting the flaps.
You must be looking at different data then.
The vertical speed is positive but nothing happens to the altitude till 207 knots is reached. The other possible scenario, which is probably more likely, may be that the aircraft was carrying out a Flaps 1 takeoff, which would be consistent with the speeds reached on the runway at rotate and the gear up call, (the 182 knots). The brand new FO, who at 200 hours may have been doing his first line sector, then inadvertently selected flap up instead of gear up. The aircraft settled back on to the runway and the captain rotated again at 207 knots, which would be a normal recovery, but now the MCAS is activated in a hot and high, extremely low altitude situation.
We will know soon anyway. The flight recorders are being looked at now in Germany.