Re: Boeing Jet Suddenly De-Pressurizes - Capt Makes "Death Dive"

BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:

 On Jul 2, 2025 at 5:58:30 PM PDT, ""Ian J. Ball"" <ijball@mac.invalid>
wrote:
 

 On 7/2/25 2:19 PM, shawn wrote:
 

 On Wed, 2 Jul 2025 21:10:16 -0000 (UTC), BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com>
 wrote:
 

 On Jul 2, 2025 at 12:55:19 PM PDT, "Tangerine Toddler" <x@y.com> wrote:
 

 c186282 wrote:
 

 Quick synopsis - Japan Boeing plane suddenly
 depressurizes at 36000 feet.
 
 Capt does a quick "death dive" to low
 altitude to save everyone from suffocation.

 
 Do planes not have those drop-down oxygen masks anymore?

 
 Yes, any plane flying at that altitude likely does have the drop down
 oxygen masks but they are only good for a small number of minutes (I
 think it's around 7-10 minutes.) So the plane does need to drop to a
 lower altitude quickly (around 10,000 or less). Now does that qualify
 as a "death dive"? No, but it sure sounds more exciting and will
 generate more clicks.

 
 They dove down so fast, they actually went backwards in time!!

 
 That only happens if they were in a flat spin during the dive.
 

Because the lack of artificial electricity cancels out your momentum.