To: driftdiver
Assuming they were at approximately 35,000 feet they would have had at least 4 minutes to recover from the stall before impacting the water. I am not sure where you are getting your information... an out of control airplane can use up 35,000 feet of altitude in seconds not minutes. If they lost all of their engines but were still under control they could easily glide for 4 minutes, but that is not the scenario here.
33 posted on
05/23/2011 7:51:08 AM PDT by
fireman15
(Check your facts before making ignorant statements.)
To: fireman15
seconds?
The graphic in post 10 shows 4 minutes. Any fall from 35,000 feet takes time. Unless you are in a powered decent the 4 minute time frame is fairly conservative.
39 posted on
05/23/2011 8:09:20 AM PDT by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: fireman15
No less than 40 seconds with -90o pitch.
50 posted on
05/23/2011 8:46:43 AM PDT by
raygun
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