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Like a 'vertical roller coaster': Simulating flight FZ1073's sudden plunge

First reported 4 Oct, 09:53 UTCUpdated 2h ago2 sources

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SHERFIELD ON LODDON, England, Oct 4 - Flydubai's flight FZ1073, which plunged 16,000 feet in about 30 seconds before being levelled out and landing safely, would have felt like a \"vertical roller coaster\", according to an aviation instructor who recreated the descent in a flight simulator for Reuters.

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Al Jazeera
Flydubai: What happens when a plane plunges 17,000 feet?

A flight instructor recreates the Flydubai jet’s near-vertical 17,000 foot dive in a simulator.

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The Straits Times
Like a 'vertical roller coaster': Simulating flight FZ1073's sudden plunge

SHERFIELD ON LODDON, England, Oct 4 - Flydubai's flight FZ1073, which plunged 16,000 feet in about 30 seconds before being levelled out and landing safely, would have felt like a \"vertical roller coaster\", according to an aviation instructor who recreated the descent in a flight simulator for Reuters.

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  1. Al JazeeraLean LeftQAMostly factual
    Flydubai: What happens when a plane plunges 17,000 feet? (opens Al Jazeera in a new tab)

    A flight instructor recreates the Flydubai jet’s near-vertical 17,000 foot dive in a simulator.

  2. The Straits TimesCenterSGHigh factuality
    Like a 'vertical roller coaster': Simulating flight FZ1073's sudden plunge (opens The Straits Times in a new tab)

    SHERFIELD ON LODDON, England, Oct 4 - Flydubai's flight FZ1073, which plunged 16,000 feet in about 30 seconds before being levelled out and landing safely, would have felt like a \"vertical roller coaster\", according to an aviation instructor who recreated the descent in a flight simulator for Reuters.

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