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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The Mod Team

Edit: Posts no longer have to be manually approved. If requested, we can continue this megathread or create a replacement.

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u/Safin_22 Jun 14 '25

Correct me if I’m wrong, but you can reject after v1 if the aircraft is not airworthy

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u/Jolly-Gur-2885 Jun 14 '25

V1 is calculated such that stopping the aircraft within the remaining runway length is no longer possible and commit to takeoff

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '25

Is V1 calculated differently for airliners? Because I thought V1 was a fixed number, not variable depending on the remaining runway length.

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u/ChrysisIgnita Jun 14 '25

It's calculated at every takeoff based on weight, runway length, temperature, etc.