Narrative:

During takeoff roll both right main tires blew out at the same time. When this event occurred the aircraft had already accelerated through 80 knots and was very near to the V1/rotate speed. Captain had made all callouts prior and was almost about to make the 'V1/rotate' callout when a loud 'bang' occurred followed by fast and aggressive vibration. Immediately after the bang; captain called for an aborted takeoff and 'my controls.' as the exchange of controls took place an immediate smell of burnt rubber filled the cabin and cockpit. During captain's abort; the thrust levers were brought to idle; full reverse thrust reversers applied; and brakes. As the aircraft began to slow; the aircraft slightly pulled to the right and captain applied more and more left rudder and eventually released the brakes as the yaw to the right increased slightly. The nose never deviated more than about 5 degrees to the right; and only for a split second. During captain's abort maneuver; I called ATC and informed them of the aborted takeoff with our call-sign. ATC instructed us to taxi off and when able and contact ground. As the airplane slowed to a stop the smell of burnt rubber was very strong and captain was concerned about a possible fire/need for an evacuation. Therefore; after querying ATC whether we were on fire or not (they answered that they couldn't see very well down in our area); therefore; when stopped; the captain ordered me to jump out and visually verify whether there was a fire or not. There was not. After informing the captain of the lack of a fire he chose to keep the passengers on-board the aircraft due to the extreme cold and to keep the passengers from wandering into another unsafe situation on the taxiways. Captain completed a shutdown checklist immediately when appropriate after learning of no fire. After observing the damage; all items on the after-landing checklist were completed except for retracting the flaps due to damage incurred on the right flap. Crash-fire rescue; airport operations; and the airport police all showed up and completed their appropriate duties. Many pictures were taken; passengers were loaded onto buses and taken back to the terminal; and ground service and maintenance arrived to secure the bags and the airplane. No injuries were observed or sustained among all passengers; flight crew; and auxiliary flight crew-member.

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Title: An EMB-145 flight crew reported both right main gear tires failed near V1 on takeoff. A rejected takeoff was executed safely.

Narrative: During takeoff roll both right main tires blew out at the same time. When this event occurred the aircraft had already accelerated through 80 knots and was very near to the V1/Rotate speed. Captain had made all callouts prior and was almost about to make the 'V1/Rotate' callout when a loud 'bang' occurred followed by fast and aggressive vibration. Immediately after the bang; Captain called for an aborted takeoff and 'my controls.' As the exchange of controls took place an immediate smell of burnt rubber filled the cabin and cockpit. During Captain's abort; the thrust levers were brought to idle; full reverse thrust reversers applied; and brakes. As the aircraft began to slow; the aircraft slightly pulled to the right and Captain applied more and more left rudder and eventually released the brakes as the yaw to the right increased slightly. The nose never deviated more than about 5 degrees to the right; and only for a split second. During Captain's abort maneuver; I called ATC and informed them of the aborted takeoff with our call-sign. ATC instructed us to taxi off and when able and contact ground. As the airplane slowed to a stop the smell of burnt rubber was very strong and Captain was concerned about a possible fire/need for an evacuation. Therefore; after querying ATC whether we were on fire or not (they answered that they couldn't see very well down in our area); therefore; when stopped; the Captain ordered me to jump out and visually verify whether there was a fire or not. There was not. After informing the Captain of the lack of a fire he chose to keep the passengers on-board the aircraft due to the extreme cold and to keep the passengers from wandering into another unsafe situation on the taxiways. Captain completed a shutdown checklist immediately when appropriate after learning of no fire. After observing the damage; all items on the after-landing checklist were completed except for retracting the flaps due to damage incurred on the right flap. Crash-fire rescue; airport operations; and the airport police all showed up and completed their appropriate duties. Many pictures were taken; passengers were loaded onto buses and taken back to the terminal; and ground service and maintenance arrived to secure the bags and the airplane. No injuries were observed or sustained among all passengers; flight crew; and auxiliary flight crew-member.

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