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When a Jet Dives: The Physics

Based on How Can a Jet Fall So Fast? The Physics of an Extreme Descent

A jet descending tens of thousands of feet per minute is not simply falling like a dropped object. Airspeed, lift, gravity, turbulence, icing and structural loads all interact during an extreme loss of altitude.

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