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chemgear · 01-01-2015, 02:30 PM

http://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-fligh...caused-1771688

An unidentified source close to the investigation told Reuters that data transmitted by the flight just before it lost contact with air traffic controllers suggested that the aircraft may have climbed sharply to avoid a storm in its path, possibly causing the crash.

"So far, the numbers taken by the radar are unbelievably high. This rate of climb is very high, too high. It appears to be beyond the performance envelope of the aircraft," the source said.

Geoffrey Thomas, an aviation expert, told the Telegraph: "I have a radar plot which shows [the pilot] at 36,000 feet and climbing at a speed of 353 knots, which is approximately 100 knots too slow ... if the radar return is correct, he appears to be going too slow for the altitude he is flying at.

"Essentially the plane is flying too slow to the altitude and the thin air, and the wings won't support it at that speed and you get a stall, an aerodynamic stall."

01-01-2015, 02:30 PM	#91
chemgear Franchise Player Join Date: Feb 2010 Exp:	http://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-fligh...caused-1771688 An unidentified source close to the investigation told Reuters that data transmitted by the flight just before it lost contact with air traffic controllers suggested that the aircraft may have climbed sharply to avoid a storm in its path, possibly causing the crash. "So far, the numbers taken by the radar are unbelievably high.* This rate of climb is very high, too high. It appears to be beyond the performance envelope of the aircraft," the source said.* Geoffrey Thomas, an aviation expert, told the Telegraph: "I have a radar plot which shows [the pilot] at 36,000 feet and climbing at a speed of 353 knots, which is approximately 100 knots too slow ... if the radar return is correct, he appears to be going too slow for the altitude he is flying at. "Essentially the plane is flying too slow to the altitude and the thin air, and the wings won't support it at that speed and you get a stall, an aerodynamic stall."