A B-52 bomber aircraft that crashed at a US Air Force base in California, killing eight people aboard, made a sharp right and then nearly completed a 180-degree turn before plunging to the ground.
That was just their vertical speed at the time of impact. In normal flight, it’s usually zero or close to it. This thing was falling fast, possibly faster than just a freefall.
Look out! We’re approaching speeds not seen since the interstate!
That was just their vertical speed at the time of impact. In normal flight, it’s usually zero or close to it. This thing was falling fast, possibly faster than just a freefall.