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It seems pretty far from "worst imaginable". I mean, it's not like it goes into an uncontrollable dive.
by lutorm 6y ago
It seems pretty far from "worst imaginable". I mean, it's not like it goes into an uncontrollable dive.
- redis_mlc 6y agoPassengers fear falling out of the sky, but that's a pretty rare thing with airplanes. A dive at altitude would give you time to react, usually minutes. Hills are invisible in the dark. Also, charted departure instructions are something you bet your life on, as well as your passengers. So if you don't trust the plates or FMS, you can't fly in IMC or at nite.
- dehrmann 6y agoIf you still have control surfaces, is a dive at sufficient altitude ever uncontrollable? Flat spins are way scarier.
- redis_mlc 6y agoThe main issues are: - dive with power causing overspeed - dive causing controls to lock due to transsonic shock waves - improper recovery from a spiral dive will over-G - MCAS-style confusion - bottoming out on a phugoid oscillation - unrecoverable spins, usually in jets But in general, if you unload the wings (reduce G), then nothing breaks.