Singapore Airlines severe turbulence incident. One deceased

[facthunter]

"PLUNGED" 6000 feet in 3 minutes. That's a moderate rate of descent at height. This is getting to be unabated BS.. IF the  seatbelt sign had been ON no one would be hurt.  It's easy to put people out of their seats. A sudden altitude restriction on climb will do it.. The slightest negative "G" and you're floating around.    You're moving at 480 Knots.  Nev

[turboplanner]

It seems Singapore Airlines underestimated the number of people who wanted to know precisely what happed.

What's out there seems to be Unexpected CAT, aircraft goes into mormal descent after, to 6000' lower allocated altitude.

[BrendAn]

7 hours ago, facthunter said:

I hear this morning it hit an airpocket. There's no such thing.. Certainly attracting a lot of Media attention.   Nev

never thought of it before, it makes sense nev, how could you even have a pocket of air in the air. its like having a pocket of water in a lake.

[Garfly]

16 minutes ago, BrendAn said:

never thought of it before, it makes sense nev, how could you even have a pocket of air in the air. its like having a pocket of water in a lake.

 

What are air pockets? | Live Science

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And it is time for us to stop using the term?

 

"Basically, there's no such thing. It seems to be a layman's term to describe certain forms of turbulence or windshear," Guy Gratton, an aeronautical engineer, test pilot and professor of aviation and the environment at Cranfield University in the U.K., told Live Science in an email. "I don't personally ever use the term. I don't think it's useful."

 

 

[facthunter]

It's a very old and incorrect term.  Never used by people in the  game..  Nev

[Garfly]

On 22/05/2024 at 10:26 AM, planedriver said:

I believe the cabin pressure in the Comet was found to be too high which also put stress on the airframe which was not up to the task.

 

This is an interesting video on the demise of the Comet:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPP1YQmSNnU

 

[facthunter]

It was fully investigated at the time and tests were done pressured  in a water tank. All  findings were passed onto Boeing . It was happening to planes with a bit of time in service. Nev

[Garfly]

Another one for Comet fans.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nfH16RpXjs

 

[facthunter]

It would want to be better than the last one. The structure of the Comet fuselage was far too weak and the skin too thin.. I've seen plenty of unlined aircraft fuselages. The style and technical presentation was not up to  scratch either.  I don't see U tube as the place to trust for all this.. Nev

[RFguy]

Like Nev said, if people would have their seatbelts on... idiots..... I have zero feelings for the people who got hurt on SQ  while sitting in their seats without seatbelts on.

 

I always say to the pax next to me , that it's a good idea to always wear a seatbelt whenever practical in case of explosive decompression, and give examples  (pan-am, hawaiian etc).

 

of course if you were on your way to the loo at the time, that's bad luck.

 

wonder how to cabin crew faired ?

Edited June 1 by RFguy

[facthunter]

Not too well generally but they know more than most what the risks are  and would react more appropriately.  Nev