March 21, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, Laxtonto said: Huge drop, small plateau with slight pull up, then almost vertical drop seems hard to think kamakize unless the suicidal pilot took back over control. Failure of hydraulic system with an emergency reset and then subsequent backup failure is my guess. If I was a suicidal pilot, it feels like easing it into a hillside would be a better play than a nose dive.
March 21, 20223 yr Just now, Royalfan5 said: If I was a suicidal pilot, it feels like easing it into a hillside would be a better play than a nose dive. Going negative G kinda gives away your plan.
March 21, 20223 yr 7 minutes ago, Irwin F Fletcher said: The apparent crash site. Unbelievable that there is no visible wreckage or evidence of a fire from impact. where are the bodies in the trees?
March 21, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, JesusSweatDuck said: That plane was dropping like a rock, almost fully vertical. Unreal. Where were you?!?!?! Seriously. That looked intentional.
March 21, 20223 yr Possible emergency descent, level off and pilots overcome by smoke, fumes or other issue?
March 21, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, Cheeseweasel said: Where were you?!?!?! Seriously. That looked intentional. if a plane loses it's engines but still have control over rudders, could it have the same flight characteristics?
March 21, 20223 yr 16 minutes ago, Dennis Taylor said: I'm sure the CCP will be very forthcoming with all the relevant information Looks like another bat is about to be the fall guy.
March 21, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said: Looks like another bat is about to be the fall guy. Pangolin
March 21, 20223 yr 6 minutes ago, crash_davis said: if a plane loses it's engines but still have control over rudders, could it have the same flight characteristics? if it loses engines it becomes a glider. 737 flight controls can be used manually if everything (engines, APU, and hydraulics) all fail. one of our resident pilots can confirm. There's no reason for a nosedive like that IMHO. Has to be intentional.
March 21, 20223 yr The transition from level flight (autopilot) to screaming dive is scary fast. I gotta go with severe failure or malfunction of horizontal stabilizer and/or elevator. Or suicide. (But if I was a suicidal pilot, I'd wait to start my death plunge from a lower altitude.)
March 21, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, The Dog said: if it loses engines it becomes a glider. 737 flight controls can be used manually if everything (engines, APU, and hydraulics) all fail. one of our resident pilots can confirm. There's no reason for a nosedive like that IMHO. Has to be intentional. i thought the big commercial jets don't glide. they either fly or without engine drop like we saw. i don't know shit tho.
March 21, 20223 yr Just now, Paper_jam said: The transition from level flight (autopilot) to screaming dive is scary fast. I gotta go with severe failure or malfunction of horizontal stabilizer and/or elevator. Or suicide. (But if I was a suicidal pilot, I'd wait to start my death plunge from a lower altitude.) go big or go home!
March 21, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, crash_davis said: if a plane loses it's engines but still have control over rudders, could it have the same flight characteristics? Assuming no structural failure, I would expect to see a glide. Wings would still be generating lift. If this RoC data is accurate, it was a HARD nose-over...
March 21, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, crash_davis said: i thought the big commercial jets don't glide. they either fly or without engine drop like we saw. i don't know shit tho. Oh yeah they can. Here's a famous one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider
March 21, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, crash_davis said: i thought the big commercial jets don't glide. they either fly or without engine drop like we saw. i don't know shit tho. Glide capability in a zero-power condition is a primary design requirement for any certificated airplane. Edited March 21, 20223 yr by SuperSport FIFHelicopters
March 21, 20223 yr 51 minutes ago, Bevo said: When I was a kid, my family and I were going from Orlando to Austin and we hit really bad turbulence. It was pretty much like a roller coaster where I would lose my stomach as we dropped. The stewardess was crying as were a decent number of passengers. There was an incredible amount of flex in the wings as this was going on. I assume modern electronics keeps airplanes from hitting that kind of weather now. But, could those huge drops cause a wing to snap. I assume this was a question and the answer is no, those drops could not cause a wing to snap. The amount of flex in the wings prior to a snap is almost unbelievable. The 787s can (almost?) touch tips they have so much flex.
March 21, 20223 yr Anyhow, this is my worst fear. And the fear is now leaving behind kids if my wife and I are traveling without them
March 21, 20223 yr 4 minutes ago, SuperSport said: Assuming no structural failure, I would expect to see a glide. Wings would still be generating lift. If this RoC data is accurate, it was a HARD nose-over... this is what is confusing. from that altitude you should be able to glide. the JetBlue fire was soon after takeoff.
March 21, 20223 yr Popular Post 3 minutes ago, babysdaddy said: The 787s can (almost?) touch tips they have so much flex.
March 21, 20223 yr maybe it was a Uighur pilot crashing the plane in protest? in which case, the headline from China will be "Plane crashed blamed on defective issues with Boeing plane."
March 21, 20223 yr 6 minutes ago, dcar00 said: can a black box even survive that? Black boxes are tough as shit but I'd be really surprised if they made it through this impact. Hope I'm wrong because that data/voice would be key to the investigation.
March 21, 20223 yr 6 minutes ago, dcar00 said: can a black box even survive that? They should build the whole plane out of the same stuff.
March 21, 20223 yr Glide ratio is something in excess of 15-1 on a 737. 29,000 feet of altitude gives you well over 70 miles of glide under optimum circumstances.
March 21, 20223 yr 9 minutes ago, The Dog said: Oh yeah they can. Here's a famous one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider crazy. so many fuck ups but the worst is the screwup on the system of measurement for fuel amount, which caused this.... Within seconds, the left engine failed and the pilots began preparing for a single-engine landing. As they communicated their intentions to controllers in Winnipeg and tried to restart the left engine, the cockpit warning system sounded again with the "all engines out" sound, a sharp "bong" that no one in the cockpit could recall having heard before.[13] Seconds later, the right-side engine also stopped and the 767 lost all power. Flying with all engines out was never expected to occur, so it had never been covered in training.
March 21, 20223 yr 10 minutes ago, dcar00 said: can a black box even survive that? Both of United 93's recorders survived.
March 21, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, Paper_jam said: Black boxes are tough as shit but I'd be really surprised if they made it through this impact. Hope I'm wrong because that data/voice would be key to the investigation. Voice will probably be the only missing piece. Depending on MU's maintenance program, most of their aircraft flight data is likely transmitted to the airline/Boeing via ACARS.
March 21, 20223 yr Just now, SuperSport said: Voice will probably be the only missing piece. Depending on MU's maintenance program, most of their aircraft flight data is likely transmitted to the airline/Boeing via ACARS. Voice: SHITSHITSHITAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH…for 3 minutes.
March 21, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, Pato del Muerto said: Voice: SHITSHITSHITAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH…for 3 minutes. 拉屎 拉屎 拉屎 拉屎 . . .
March 21, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, Cheeseweasel said: Big Bat has a better lobby For sure, as does big seafood market
March 21, 20223 yr 23 minutes ago, The Dog said: Oh yeah they can. Here's a famous one: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider very interesting read. Not extremely compelling for the "glide" ability of commercial aircraft though.
March 21, 20223 yr 27 minutes ago, dcar00 said: can a black box even survive that? "Why don't they just make the plane out of the black box material?" -Hack Comic (Or @RPM) since he beat me to it. Edited March 21, 20223 yr by Cheeseweasel
March 21, 20223 yr Are there seriously adult humans that don’t know a plane can glide without engine power? Even huge planes?
March 21, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, Helobious said: Are there seriously adult humans that don’t know a plane can glide without engine power? Even huge planes? Apparently so.
March 21, 20223 yr 4 minutes ago, Helobious said: Are there seriously adult humans that don’t know a plane can glide without engine power? Even huge planes? read the wiki article linked above. It's not just as simple as, wings moving through air create sufficient lift.
March 21, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, Dennis Taylor said: I'm sure the CCP will be very forthcoming with all the relevant information As will Boeing 🤔
March 21, 20223 yr 26 minutes ago, RPM said: They should build the whole plane out of the same stuff.
March 21, 20223 yr 10 minutes ago, Helobious said: Are there seriously adult humans that don’t know a plane can glide without engine power? Even huge planes? you expect adults to understand the bernoulli effect? you have a lot of faith in our education system.
March 21, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, Ghost of LL said: The flight characteristics look like US Air 427. Damn. That was a tough read. I'll just walk from now on.
March 21, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, dcar00 said: you expect adults to understand the bernoulli effect? you have a lot of faith in our education system. https://www.khanacademy.org/science/physics/fluids/fluid-dynamics/a/what-is-bernoullis-equation i was told there would be no maths.
March 21, 20223 yr 32 minutes ago, dcar00 said: crazy. so many fuck ups but the worst is the screwup on the system of measurement for fuel amount, which caused this....
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