Airline Pilot Gives CRITICAL UPDATE on AI 171’s LONG Takeoff Distance!

About this video

Max analyzes Air India Flight 171’s Boeing 787 crash, focusing on why the aircraft used the entire 11,483-foot runway before barely getting airborne and crashing. He examines possible causes including engine failure, fuel contamination, vapor lock from hot fuel (104°F conditions), incorrect weight calculations, and improper thrust settings. Max attributes flight data observations to Flight Radar 24, compares this incident to historical fuel-related aviation cases he recounts (Gatwick A321, TWA 800, Philippine Air 143), and notes that both flight recorders have been recovered with damage to the cockpit voice recorder.

Key takeaways

• Max reports the 787 used all 11,483 feet of runway and appeared to move slower than the typical 135-160 knots needed for safe takeoff, suggesting a critical thrust or power issue
• Max describes hot fuel vapor lock as a leading theory—at 104°F, fuel can vaporize and block flow to engines, reducing thrust by 40-50%, which he says could explain the extended takeoff roll and RAT deployment
• Max recounts that the RAT (ram air turbine) deployment confirms catastrophic power loss and provides only minimal emergency power for basic flight controls, making a stall nearly inevitable at only 625 feet altitude

Episode details: published June 21, 2025 · 225.1K views · 26:43 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. The analysis and commentary described are Max Afterburner’s, attributed to him — his channel includes hypothetical-scenario and news-react content, which is presented as his analysis, not established fact.

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