The fly dubai thing
havent understood one thing ..if a plane commercial plane drops 17000ft in 3 seconds howcome it didn't get torn apart ?? Any pilots can explain?
lissah · 36-40, F
Aviation experts and flight analysis details from The Jerusalem Post and Firstpost highlight several factors that prevented a total midair breakup:
• Designed for Ultimate Dive Speed (\(V_d/M_d\)): Commercial airliners are legally required to be engineered with safety buffers far beyond normal operating limits. This includes testing for extreme dive speeds and aerodynamic loads.
• The Precision of the Pullout: When passengers and crew intervened to pull back on the control column, the maneuver was aggressive enough to stop the dive but gradual enough to avoid immediate structural failure.
• Withstanding Extreme G-Forces: The aircraft experienced an estimated vertical load peaking at 3.08Gs. While this crossed the 737 MAX's standard operating limit of 2.5Gs, it remained just within the ultimate structural margins the metal and composites could temporarily tolerate before snapping.
• Calculated Sacrificial Damage: As reported by CBC News, the airframe shed its rudder due to the extreme 600-knot airflow. By tearing away a non-critical portion of the tail rather than the primary horizontal stabilizers or wings, the main body remained intact enough to maintain a level flight path.
• Designed for Ultimate Dive Speed (\(V_d/M_d\)): Commercial airliners are legally required to be engineered with safety buffers far beyond normal operating limits. This includes testing for extreme dive speeds and aerodynamic loads.
• The Precision of the Pullout: When passengers and crew intervened to pull back on the control column, the maneuver was aggressive enough to stop the dive but gradual enough to avoid immediate structural failure.
• Withstanding Extreme G-Forces: The aircraft experienced an estimated vertical load peaking at 3.08Gs. While this crossed the 737 MAX's standard operating limit of 2.5Gs, it remained just within the ultimate structural margins the metal and composites could temporarily tolerate before snapping.
• Calculated Sacrificial Damage: As reported by CBC News, the airframe shed its rudder due to the extreme 600-knot airflow. By tearing away a non-critical portion of the tail rather than the primary horizontal stabilizers or wings, the main body remained intact enough to maintain a level flight path.
AverageMuslim · 26-30, M
The plane was made out of passports bruddah
lissah · 36-40, F
Well im not a pilot but it also wasnt in 3 seconds
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hippyjoe1955 · 70-79, M
The reports of drop and time seem to vary. The initial reports said it entered and exited the dive in 29 seconds. If we split the time between accelerating and decelerating we come up with a 2.125 G acceleration and a 2.125 G deceleration. The top vertical speed would have been 660 MPH with what ever component of forward velocity left from being in a dive. If the pilot were able to get the aircraft into a 45 degree dive which is very very difficultlly since the airplane wants to resume straight and level the aircraft would be doing just over 933 MPH or mach 1.2 which is virtually impossible for a subsonic aircraft. There are tremendous shock waves the buil up over and under the wings which would destroy the ailerons and elevators. The rudder would likely do what is known a flutter and fall off as well. IOW the numbers given just don't add up. Oh and then consider in the 14.5 seconds of -2 G the plumber undid his seat belt got to the cockpit opened the door subdued the copilot got into the copilot's seat and brought the air craft to straight and level condition. IOW this didn't happen as advertised. Bibi called it 'hollywood' and I fully concur. It was fake start to finish.