AirAsia jet climbed fast then stalled
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"I think it is rare even for a fighter jet to be able to climb 6,000 feet per minute," he said. "For a commercial flight, climbing around 1,000 to 2,000 (feet) is maybe already considered extraordinary, because it is not meant to climb that fast."
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Is climbing 6000 ft/min (~70 mph vertical component) an absolute no-no in an A320 or did the weight, attitude and prevailing conditions have something to do with it?
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"I think it is rare even for a fighter jet to be able to climb 6,000 feet per minute," he said. "For a commercial flight, climbing around 1,000 to 2,000 (feet) is maybe already considered extraordinary, because it is not meant to climb that fast."
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I've seen fighter planes go straight up at considerably more than 70 mph. Aren't airliners typically at 30,000 ft within a half hour of take off? What's the initial rate of climb out of Zurich or out of Orange County after curfew? Sure feels like more than 2000 ft/min for a while.
Sixto
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