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Warpy

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6. I know the conditions were horrible

Reply to A HERETIC I AM (Original post)

Mon Dec 29, 2014, 03:56 AM

Dec 2014

There was a low pressure area with enough energy to produce huge thunderstorms. Whatever happened was most likely weather related.

One of my dad's favorite flying stories was about getting hit with a huge downdraft at altitude, the plane dropping far and fast enough that they were weightless, cigarettes floating out of packs in pockets. He needed a lot of drinks when he got home from that one.

It's not inconceivable that weather can knock a plane out of the sky.

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I'm going to speculate and predict what happened to Asiana QZ8501. [View all] A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 OP

interesting Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #1

Airbus has changed out all the pitot tubes on the A330 since AF 447. The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2014 #2

I'll concede everything you wrote.... A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #3

I think the original tubes were made by Thales The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2014 #5

they requested to climb but were denied TorchTheWitch Dec 2014 #4

I know the conditions were horrible Warpy Dec 2014 #6

I experienced that once, when I was young. Atman Dec 2014 #7

Pretty common coming into Los Angeles madokie Dec 2014 #8

Here's a vid of a wing loading test on a 777 A HERETIC I AM Dec 2014 #9

I don't think they deflected that much but they dang sure flexed a ways madokie Dec 2014 #10