Originally Posted by
adzel
And no, the 767s don't run Windows. Windows didn't even exist back then!
The computers in the 757/767 are no where near powerful enough to run Windows.
Originally Posted by
sefrischling
The first time was maybe 10 years ago BUF-LGA on a US 737. We had the nose going up, alarms went off and we came to a screeching halt at the end of the runway
You are comitted to the takeoff BEFORE the nose is lifted (called rotation). It may have felt as though the nose was going up but if you really did abort after rotation it is unlikely that the airplane was in a condition that would ever allow it to fly again by the time you came to a stop.
The "A-Side" engine started to blow flames out the back.
The "A-Side"?
The technical term for that is "left side".