Md-11 first officer reported a high speed rejected takeoff due to an apparent unresponsive rudder.

Attributes
ACN	1447705
Time
Date	201705
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	ZZZ.Airport
State Reference	US
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	MD-11
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Takeoff
Flight Plan	IFR
Component
Aircraft Component	Rudder Control System
Person 1
Function	Pilot Not Flying First Officer
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	Aircraft Equipment Problem Critical

Narrative:

Captain's (ca) departure; noted right bottom rudder failed to test first time during flight control check but tested second time but felt stiff according to ca. During takeoff roll ca rejected takeoff at 130 knots (V1 was 133) and we cleared the runway and complied with the appropriate checklists. Ca indicated that rudder felt stiff initially and then was almost non-responsive when speed was increasing.possible hydraulic issue with rudder.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: MD-11 First Officer reported a high speed rejected takeoff due to an apparent unresponsive rudder.

Narrative: Captain's (CA) departure; noted right bottom rudder failed to test first time during flight control check but tested second time but felt stiff according to CA. During takeoff roll CA rejected takeoff at 130 knots (V1 was 133) and we cleared the runway and complied with the appropriate checklists. CA indicated that rudder felt stiff initially and then was almost non-responsive when speed was increasing.Possible hydraulic issue with rudder.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.