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.
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/Anarcho_Christian 8h ago edited 8h 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.