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To: samuel_adams_us
They were talking about LATERAL g's. The aircraft was slammed sideways by turbulence. The rolling wing tip vortex slammed the plane SIDEAWAYS.
86 posted on 11/16/2001 1:19:11 PM PST by Howie
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To: Howie
With all due respect, .3 - .8 lateral G's is far from a slam. Consider that lying on your side in bed, you experience 1G of lateral force.
122 posted on 11/16/2001 1:19:28 PM PST by Blueflag
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