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Avalux

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39. So there may not be debris. n/t

Reply to applegrove (Reply #36)

Fri Mar 14, 2014, 11:16 PM

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What would happen to a 777 if the pilot flew it up and up and up? [View all] Avalux Mar 2014 OP

Its max ceiling is 43000 feet. n-t Logical Mar 2014 #1

Max ceiling.... Avalux Mar 2014 #6

And wings would not provide enough lift to go higher based on the size of the plane. nt Logical Mar 2014 #12

Ok, that makes sense.... Avalux Mar 2014 #13

Drunk. n-t Logical Mar 2014 #14

Certainly plausible...and really, really horrible to think about. n/t Avalux Mar 2014 #16

The stall would occur on the wings. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2014 #19

I didn't know that. I kept thinking engine stall. Avalux Mar 2014 #28

Yes. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2014 #31

I thought so. Avalux Mar 2014 #32

Too expensive The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2014 #33

Yes that's true! Avalux Mar 2014 #34

It would stall and fall out of the sky Renew Deal Mar 2014 #2

Ok....so if it couldn't recover, would plummet and hit the ground. Avalux Mar 2014 #4

In my uneducated opinion, yes. Renew Deal Mar 2014 #10

My uneducated opinion tells me it depends on what angle they would have hit the water... Agschmid Mar 2014 #18

So if the pilot went up, then did a nosedive down into the water.... Avalux Mar 2014 #21

You would think... Agschmid Mar 2014 #26

The plane would disintegrate on impact. Similar to the aircraft in the 9/11 attacks. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #30

There is always debris Reter Mar 2014 #41

Let me clarify. I know what goes up must come down... Avalux Mar 2014 #42

The debris could be under water, the thing could have sunk. Or under vegetation in the uppityperson Mar 2014 #46

The density of the air would decrease until the wings lose too much lift or the engine stalls. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #3

But how high up could it go? Avalux Mar 2014 #5

It would be substantially higher than the service ceiling. By how much I'm not sure. Gravitycollapse Mar 2014 #17

It's wiki but it seems scientifically accurate... Agschmid Mar 2014 #20

Thank you. Avalux Mar 2014 #27

I don't... Agschmid Mar 2014 #29

Full throttle, probably about 70,000 feet. Loudly Mar 2014 #25

And then if the plane fell.... Avalux Mar 2014 #38

They found plenty of recognizable debris from Columbia. Loudly Mar 2014 #43

The air becomes so thin that no lift can be created. Loudly Mar 2014 #7

E.g. the last scene of the movie "The Right Stuff" Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2014 #9

It would stall and descend quickly. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2014 #8

Thank you. Avalux Mar 2014 #11

It depends on the aircraft type, weight, and the engines. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2014 #24

Malaysia joins the space race. penultimate Mar 2014 #15

It would bump into the space station. A HERETIC I AM Mar 2014 #22

And you gave me a laugh! Avalux Mar 2014 #23

Here's some info 2naSalit Mar 2014 #35

Heard expert say that the air is so thin there that the plane cannot get lift applegrove Mar 2014 #36

So there may not be debris. n/t Avalux Mar 2014 #39

No if the debris is from high up there would be a wide debris field I think. applegrove Mar 2014 #40

Water droplets??? The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2014 #44

molecules....sorry. I'm not good at verbatim recall. applegrove Mar 2014 #45

Outer space! Calista241 Mar 2014 #37

stall out? n/t 2pooped2pop Mar 2014 #47

Some type of stall, depending on the exact speed and power at the time ladjf Mar 2014 #48