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Comments on other issues: Climbing 6000 ft per minute before crashing
Transportation Minister Ignasius Jonan said on Tuesday AirAsia flight QZ8501 climbed at a speed of 6,000 feet per minute, faster than a fighter jet, seconds before it crashed into the Karimata Strait
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ransportation Minister Ignasius Jonan said on Tuesday AirAsia flight QZ8501 climbed at a speed of 6,000 feet per minute, faster than a fighter jet, seconds before it crashed into the Karimata Strait.
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Aircraft engines don't stall. It's the aircraft itself that stalls as the airflow over the wings is disturbed, by altering the angle of attack of the wings, which is invariably caused by either too little or too much power from the engine.
Guerindo
Indonesian authorities are now saying air traffic control granted the clearance despite the fact that when the plane first went missing, air traffic control claimed it denied the request due to 'heavy aircraft traffic' in the area.
Sequoia Semper Viren
This is very strange indeed. I remember clearly reading that from the time the request was made it took two minutes to respond and then there was no response from the pilot.
I feel the investigation should concentrate on what happened in the tower, relative to these two minutes because this is where the truth of many issues lies. If the tower could not respond for two minutes, as was widely published, the question is why was there a delay?
There are rumors that they had to contact Singapore for information before being able to give the reply. Maybe Singapore could shed some light on this?
Pew
Sadly, one tragedy and everyone is afraid. This pilot was one of your best. With an Air Force as small as Indonesia's flying an F-16 no less.
I don't think he is at fault here but either air traffic control or the airplane itself is.
You just don't have experienced pilots like this climbing at such a high rate unless there was a need for it. As for blaming the various ministers or even the Indonesian government, let's hold off and wait for the full report.
James D. Turnham
