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> Luckily, after descending 500ft in about 18 seconds, audible warnings in the cockpit alerted the crew that things were going awry and they very quickly remedi
by kss238 8y ago
> Luckily, after descending 500ft in about 18 seconds, audible warnings in the cockpit alerted the crew that things were going awry and they very quickly remedied the situation.
If you read the UK Government report that is not what happened. The plane was at 1500 ft when it began to descend. At 1300 ft the warning sounds activated and the pilot reacted but it took another 300 ft of descent before the pilot was able to fully recover from the descent.
Poor reporting from the BBC.
- Retric 8y agoOnly losing another 300 ft with that rate of decent is a very quick remediation. Large aircraft don't turn on a dime.
- slededit 8y agoDash-8's are pretty small though.
- Retric 8y agoThe industry uses Light as under 7,000kg, medium 7,000 - 136,000kg, and heavy as 136,000kg or more for wake turbulence. At ~15 Metric Tons (33,000lb) take off weight it's a long way from a light aircraft. However, if your walking around these things, my personal view is a medium is around a Cessna Citation Mustang, double that and their large, and aircraft quickly get into huge and monsters.