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Track log on flight aware shows max decent rate around 6,000 ft/min. Ascent to cruise was around 1,000-2,000 ft/min.

• ta1243 3y ago
  That's about 70mph vertically downwards.
  • kayodelycaon 3y ago
    According to https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/32111/what-is-the-descent-rate-in-emergency-situations https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/32111/what-is-t... it's a relatively safe speed in an emergency. Note, speed brakes are deployed to increase drag, which helps increase vertical descent without overspeeding the wings. The plane doesn't need to be pitched down all that steeply to drop quickly and if you're falling at a steady rate, everything will be at 1G.
    • ta1243 3y ago
      When you stand next to a fast road and a car goes past at 70mph it feels really fast. I guess that I never really "get" just how high planes are at cruising altitude I guess it's only 3.5 miles or 20,000 feet in 7 minutes, and planes are a long way up.