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There’s 5200 feet in a mile, so they’re descending about 1/2 mile per minute, or 30mph in the vertical direction—-a little higher than school zone speed. Consid
by rdlecler1 9y ago
There’s 5200 feet in a mile, so they’re descending about 1/2 mile per minute, or 30mph in the vertical direction—-a little higher than school zone speed. Considering the jet would be flying 250-500mph at that point, it doesn’t seem too drastic.
- lsh123 9y agoThe direction of movement is important. To compare, GA (small) planes typically descent at 500-700 fpm (my wife complains if I descend faster than 1000 fpm :) ). Jets usually do 1000-1500 fpm. Elevators in skyscrapers can go up to 1500-2000 fpm. The limiting factor is that for many people feeling partially weight-less causes nausea. Not to mention the pressure change (especially for kids and sick/old people).