To: Moose4
A passenger, early-on, was reporting the right(?) engine was on fire as they left the runway. That, plus a crosswind, would certainly tend to affect the handling of an aircraft going down the runway at 100 mph or so!
52 posted on
12/22/2008 10:19:34 AM PST by
jwparkerjr
(God Bless America!)
To: jwparkerjr
Rotate speed of a 737 is 150 mph. It can take off with one engine.
I believe the pilot aborted and tried to stop.
Even though the runway was clear,
high wind gusts will form ice on the runway.
Airliner Takeoff Speeds
66 posted on
12/22/2008 1:11:42 PM PST by
Uri’el-2012
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