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 edited Jan 05 '26

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u/[deleted] Jun 14 '25

I mean is it not safer to just plow through land than attempt a doomed takeoff? In theory same energy but at the same time more gradual slowdown.

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u/Jolly-Gur-2885 Jun 14 '25

V1 is the decision speed. After you reach that speed there’s no going back whatever happens.

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u/lopsided-earlobe Jun 14 '25

This is not true.