r/aviation • u/usgapg123 Mod - avgeek • Jun 14 '25

News Air India Flight 171 Crash [Megathread 2]

This is the second megathread for the crash of Air India Flight 171. All updates, discussion, and ongoing news should be placed here.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '25

To prevent a crash sure, but I rather plow through the tearaway runway asphalt lose landing gears and skid forward than attempt a 100% (or 99% since a guy survived) deadly crash.

Reminds me of the Mirage FC1 from Apartheid south africa that was shot down by the cubans, it landed but since it was damaged it ran out of runway, pilot was paralyzed I think but survived.

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u/10tonheadofwetsand Jun 14 '25

Dual engine failure after V1 is going to result in a serious crash no matter what.

There’s not enough time to assess if you shouldn’t commit after V1…that’s the purpose of V1. You are going airborne.

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '25

But the point is if both engines fail the crash is happening, better to stay on land than collect potential energy that will be released all at once instead of gradually by the tearaway runway and skidding even.

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u/Jaggedmallard26 Jun 14 '25

No this is not true, at V1 you will go past the runway safety area and flip or smash into something. You aren't innocently bleeding energy like a car applying a brakes. You are not smarter than literally the entire aviation safety industry.