Flydubai: What happens when a plane plunges 17,000 feet?
Summary
A flight instructor used a simulator to copy the Flydubai plane’s steep 17,000-foot drop. He explained that the plane would have gone faster than its safe speed limit and that loose items inside the plane would have moved wildly because of the negative forces during the recovery.Key Facts
- The Flydubai plane dropped nearly straight down 17,000 feet.
- A flight instructor recreated this drop in a flight simulator.
- During the drop, the plane would exceed its safe maximum speed.
- Negative G-forces during recovery cause objects inside to move in all directions.
- The instructor’s test helps understand the dangers the plane faced.
- Negative G-forces mean the passengers and objects feel a force pushing them upwards.
- The incident involved severe challenges for controlling the airplane.
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