Rejected takeoffs happen for a variety of reasons, but I don’t think I’ve ever seen a rejected takeoff quite like this (if you’re not an aviation geek, of course by all means skip this post, as it doesn’t even involve a passenger jet).
Continue reading: Wild: Watch Boeing 747 Reject Takeoff At 163 Knots, As Tires Deflate
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"I can’t imagine they made the decision to reject takeoff at such a high speed without cause"
Brilliant observation.
You can see the rudder swinging quite violently right and left before the reject, so assuming directional control issues during the roll for whatever reason.
If you're just gonna make fun of Ben's "mistakes". Please stop reading his posts. Or at least stop commenting about it. Thank you!
There was the AA 737 a couple of years ago in the Caribbean. I don't remember the island
When you have a high energy abort, the brakes get real hot. The tires are supposed to deflate via fuse plugs that melt to release the pressure rather than exploding.
That was a remarkably quick deceleration for such a large plane at high (runway) speed. I wonder if the aircraft was empty. Even then, just the fuel load for such a long flight would be quite heavy.
I experienced an RTO on a 747 at around 100kts after an engine went, and that was terrifying - not least because of the sudden lurch to the side from the loss of thrust nd the subsequent rudder correction.
163kts is mental.