Can anyone comment on how long it would take the engines to begin to develop enough thrust to accelerate the aircraft in the conditions that were present that day?
Certification requirement is that go-around thrust be available in 8 seconds from approach idle. That of course assumes they actually moved the throttles (my money says they didn't).
Bloggs, so you're comfortable with the idea that if the pilot accidently bumps the TOGA switch while reaching for the reverse levers after touchdown, you should get full forward thrust?
A fellow you may have heard of by the name of Wernher Von Braun put it quite well:
"There is no such thing as a foolproof system, because fools are too ingenious"
Part of my standard certification flight test profile is to do a 'simulated' go-around, so I've witnessed dozens. The PF always leaves his hand on the throttles until go-around thrust is obtained. Of course, flight test pilots are competent. Apparently not all pilots the SLF trust their lives to have that advantage...