Kentucky air crash

[Hamish Racing]

Awful news about the cargo plane crash on take off thus full of fuel.

My condolences to all those affected.

With so many pilots on here I raise the issue that the port engine appears to be on fire upon rotation to take off.

What is the last minute go, no go point ?

 

[NutmegCT]

V1

Lots of factors in the go/no-go decision.

V1 is often called the “point of no return” for pilots—it’s the speed beyond which there’s no turning back, a takeoff decision speed. If something goes wrong before reaching V1, the pilot has the option to abort the takeoff and bring the aircraft to a safe stop. But once V1 is reached, the decision is made: the takeoff must continue, even if there’s a problem. At this point, stopping could be more dangerous than pressing forward.

Aircraft Take-off Speeds: V1, Vr, and V2

Behind a successful take-off are three critical aircraft take-off speeds—V1, Vr, V2—that guide pilots through this crucial phase.

baatraining.com

I no longer have a "pilot's license", so I'll let folks with more experience chime in.

Tom M.

 

[DocDup1]

There is a speed that you reach during takeoff where you can no longer stop in the remaining runway available. That is normally the go or no go speed. Depending on the weight of the airplane, density altitude, and runway length, this can be before or after rotation speed. With a big airplane that is loaded with a lot of fuel, the worst case scenario is an engine failure/fire late in the takeoff roll. The loss of one engine at rotation is survivable and I have experienced it on two occasions. In this case, we do not know what else went wrong to cause the crash. These things are usually the result of a series of things that all add up to a bad ending.

 

[mikephillips]

Headed to Hawaii so probably loaded with as much fuel as it could carry. According to the radio guys, 7 confirm casualties so far and maybe as maybe as many as16 missing from the places where it hit.