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Old 9th Aug 2010, 23:41
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Marcellus Wallace
 
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Good job no one got hurt. credit to the crew on the day.

Not sure what speed the RTO occurred at. Presuming the airplane was heavy to IAH and if it was Field Length Limited, it normally takes 60% of the runway to accelerate to V1 and 40% left to stop.

Easier to speculate from armchair - nose tire failure, all engines running, if practised in the sim - continue take off - leave gears down to avoid damage, come back for landing on 100% of the runway? If main tires failed the 40% left to stop may not be enough taking into account loss of braking effectiveness with the failed tires.

Just another point of view.
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