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Old 16th Mar 2007, 10:57
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Airfranz,

Why will a post 100kt reject result in burst nose tyres? A MLW landing touching down at 140kts has 35% more energy than a MTOW abort at 100kts. At very high weights and speeds there is a brake/tyre energy problem but at '126mph' it really shouldn't be an issue.
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