B757 fire detection ?
I've just read an article in may edition of Flyer about a 757 which had an engine fire on rotation,(supposedly based on a true story)
"Boeing aircraft inhibit fire detection from 80kts till 400ft so as not to distract the pilot in this critical flight phase"
At 400 feet the fire bell and lights went off and the crew dealt with it.
Is this true? my boeing experience is limited to a few hours in a 737sim and fire warnings are not inhibited on this.
Also 80kts is well below V1 and a fire at this speed should be a STOP.
Perhaps some 757 chaps could explain this as it sounds like rubbish to me.