Like a 'vertical roller coaster': Simulating flight FZ1073's sudden plunge
First reported 4 Oct, 09:53 UTCUpdated 1h ago3 sources
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SHERFIELD ON LODDON, England, Oct 4 - Flydubai's flight FZ1073, which plunged 16,000 feet in about 30 seconds before being levelled out and landing safely, would have felt like a \"vertical roller coaster\", according to an aviation instructor who recreated the descent in a flight simulator for Reuters.
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A flight instructor recreates the Flydubai jet’s near-vertical 17,000 foot dive in a simulator.
SHERFIELD ON LODDON, England, Oct 4 - Flydubai's flight FZ1073, which plunged 16,000 feet in about 30 seconds before being levelled out and landing safely, would have felt like a \"vertical roller coaster\", according to an aviation instructor who recreated the descent in a flight simulator for Reuters.
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- Flydubai: What happens when a plane plunges 17,000 feet? (opens Al Jazeera in a new tab)
A flight instructor recreates the Flydubai jet’s near-vertical 17,000 foot dive in a simulator.
- Like a 'vertical roller coaster': Simulating flight FZ1073's sudden plunge (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)
SHERFIELD ON LODDON, England, Oct 4 - Flydubai's flight FZ1073, which plunged 16,000 feet in about 30 seconds before being levelled out and landing safely, would have felt like a \"vertical roller coaster\", according to an aviation instructor who recreated the descent in a flight simulator for Reuters.
- 'Like a vertical roller coaster': Aviation expert explains flydubai flight's 16,000-foot plunge and potential risk to flyers (opens Hindustan Times in a new tab)
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