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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. ATC asked if the aircraft required the full length of the runway and the crew confirmed that they did. The aircraft accelerated along the runway and reached V1, the take-off decision speed, of 155 knots normally.

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

Pilot Institute

VLO Maximum landing gear operating speed. VMO Maximum operating limit speed. VR: Rotation Speed VR is the speed at which the pilot gently pulls back on the control column to lift the nose off of the runway during takeoff. VLE Maximum landing gear extended speed. VLOF Lift-off speed. VMU Minimum unstick speed.