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Brazil - Colliding With Death at 37,000 Feet, and Living (NYTimes reporter aboard Embraer)
The New York Times (excerpt) ^
| October 3, 2006
| Joe Sharkey
Posted on 10/02/2006 11:34:51 PM PDT by HAL9000
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To: Yossarian
The article mentions that the 737 took a drastic evasion maneuver to avoid hitting the Embraer jet. I suspect that it was mostly the aftermath of this action, in addition to minor wing damage, that caused the 737 to spiral in. I remember reading a report about a 747 over the Pacific that gradually lost airspeed at high altitude (I think the crew had fallen asleep) until it stalled. The crew was barely able to recover before crashing. Maybe because of the thin air at high altitude, big aircraft can lose altitude at a surprisingly rapid rate.
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10/03/2006 6:47:27 AM PDT
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Moonman62
(The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
To: Yossarian
the last one on that page is quite impressive!
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10/03/2006 7:00:27 AM PDT
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Toby06
(Hydrogen is not a fuel source. Hydrogen is an energy storage method, like a battery.)
To: rabidralph
I think I'd rather hear, 'Impact! Impact! Impact! Fasten seat belts! Auto-pilot taking evasive action.'
To: HAL9000
Thanks for the article. Really amazing stuff. I'm glad to see the NYT can occasionally be good for something.
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