Originally Posted by
er340790
Aircraft takeoff weight was 49,087 lbs. according to the load manifest. The manufacturer calculates that 3539 feet are required to rotate at this weight.
Runway 8/26 Dimensions: 3500 x 75 ft.
Thirty-nine feet. Must have been desperately close.
A good argument for keeping as much runway available as you can when lining up. I remember from an old Boeing instructional video "runway behind you, is runway you can't use during a RTO". While a RTO doesn't apply in this situation, it clearly shows that every little bit may have counted. I guess at this stage we don't know if they had a rolling or standing takeoff, but I would presume that they would have lost 100ft or so in the line-up.