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Air India 171 Crash Triggered by Fuel Cutoff

Fear of Landing

There were no known defects with the aircraft and the weight and balance were within normal operating limits. The aircraft accelerated along the runway and reached V1, the take-off decision speed, of 155 knots normally. The #2 engine restarted but was not able to spool up and recover thrust.

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V-Speeds Explained (Vx, Vy, Va, Vs, Vfe, Vmc, Vno, Vne, etc)

Pilot Institute

V-speeds can be defined using any type of airspeed, such as knots or miles per hour, but the designation remains V unless a Mach number is used then it becomes M. VLO Maximum landing gear operating speed. VMO Maximum operating limit speed. In the Cessna 172, you can fly with 10 degrees of flaps below 110 knots.