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Old 14th Dec 2015, 23:23
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Hispeedflutr
 
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Could it be this new ROPS technology?

In October some FSF guys talked about new tech invented by Airbus: Runway Overrun Protection System. Looked good on video. (See link below)

AFAIK With Honeywell RAAS/Smartrunway it will be only some audio shouting like "4000 ft remaining" and so on..
But with this ROPS the system can and WILL max auto brake by itself without pilots intervention.

If it's true then on that flight the pilots were expecting to takeoff normally and then suddenly ROPS kicked in. Their first thought must be WTF.....

I guess Airbus didn't see it coming

https://rudypont.wordpress.com/tag/rops/
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