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that happened once. N475EV; the inertial navi failed and the chain of issues afterwards created a sudden dive.
by serf 3y ago
that happened once. N475EV; the inertial navi failed and the chain of issues afterwards created a sudden dive.
- Kon-Peki 3y ago> When the airplane was approximately 150 nm northeast of Thunder Bay, Ontario That’s the best place name for accidental supersonic flight, if you ask me.
- pfdietz 3y agoFar away from people on the ground for when the wings rip off. (As happened on a 767 in 1991 when a thrust reverser malfunctioned and deployed in mid flight, a problem that if not addressed within seconds is irrecoverable.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsYU7tjOvm0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsYU7tjOvm0 No one survived this accident, the worst aviation disaster in Thailand's history.
- aidenn0 3y agoThe most reliable reports seem to indicate it "only" hit Mach 0.98; It seems highly likely that there was supersonic flow over parts of the airframe at that speed, but the aircraft itself was not supersonic.