there is a way of cutting off the hydraulics and locking them out to the thrust reverser, indeed, there is something visible indicating such during the walkaround (remembering the 9)
also, the thrust reverser lever on the throttle is wired closed so that you cannot attempt to use said reverser.
now, this could mean alot of stuff was broken on this plane. we shall see
I now think that the crew realized that the flaps/slats were not properly set and they attempted to abort the takeoff
I also think there was probably a huge amount of discussion between pilots during this phase.
wondering if the anti skid worked, or if it went to manual modulation.