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According to https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/32111/what-is-the-descent-rate-in-emergency-situations https://aviation.stackexchange.com/questions/32
by 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 agoWhen 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.