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These revealed that the turbulence was first encountered at 07:49:21 UTC, the aircraft experienced positive vertical forces fluctuating between 0.44G and 1.57G for about 19 seconds, with an uncommanded increase of aircraft altitude to 37,362 feet (11,388 m). The turbulence caused the plane to vibrate.
One person is dead, and 30 are injured after a Singapore Airlines flight hit severe turbulence. "We can confirm that there are injuries and one fatality on board the Boeing 777-300ER," said SIA ...
Passengers on Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 endured 19 seconds of extreme turbulence that included a drop of 178 feet in just 4.6 seconds – representing a vertical speed of 26mph. They also ...
Everything you need to know about how turbulence can impact your flight
Flight 826 was piloted by an experienced cockpit crew. The captain had around 15,000 flight hours, including 1,100 hours on the Boeing 747. The first officer had around 10,000 hours, including 1,500 hours on the Boeing 747, and the flight engineer had around 3,500 hours of flight time, including 850 hours in the Boeing 747.
According to Civil Aviation Authority investigators, a downdraft carried the aircraft below the level of the crests of the range, where under the very poor weather conditions prevailing at the time, the aircraft encountered an area of extreme turbulence from which it was impossible for the crew to recover altitude. On the day of the crash ...
Preliminary findings released on Wednesday of an investigation into a Singapore Airlines flight hit by severe turbulence last week showed that a rapid change in gravitational force and a 54-metre ...
The turbulence would've stressed the engine pylon. There was no sign of the same crack on other 747 pylons after Flight 46E's accident. Prior to JAL46E's takeoff, another Evergreen 747 also on behalf operation with Japan Air Lines , JAL42E, also experienced minor damage.