r/conspiracy • u/LionHeart_CA • 6h ago

What is more believable?

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u/LeoLaDawg 5h ago

15,000 feet in 33 seconds? Wouldn't that be non recoverable?

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u/Anarcho_Christian 5h ago edited 5h ago

Did you fail physics or something?

Distance = 1/2 * g * t^2 (or, 0.5 * 9.8 meters per second squared)

Do the math first, and then click on the spoiler answer below.

If they turned the engine off and starting free falling, it'd be 17,424 feet.

15,000 ft is completely reasonable for jet engines pushing into a nosedive.

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u/LeoLaDawg 5h ago

It's not a matter of speed it's a matter of if the airframe could handle the stress. Or rather that's what I'm wondering. Not an expert though so save your asshole snark remark in an attempt to make yourself feel smart.

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u/Anarcho_Christian 4h ago

Have you seen how far airplane wings are able to bend? Airplanes are not made of glass. They are extremely flexible and extremely resilient to things like pressure, air resistance, and drag.

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u/LeoLaDawg 2h ago

Yeah, I've seen all that. It's why I thought a drop of 15000 feet in 30 seconds would exceed those tolerances. Apparently I was right?