barit1, that is a very interesting article. Thanks.
It is clear that height and excess speed can provide power to maneuvre. Certainly the 757 had plenty of speed but very little height. The problem is it only had at the most 1 second to get its wings level from 77 degrees and pull out of the dive. It finished virtually level.
The FDR data shows it pulled up from a 5 degree descent to about 1 degree in 2 seconds and that the average force during these 2 seconds was 2g. If this absurd turn is to be believed, only 1 second would be available thus 4g lift would be required, all starting from a bank of 77 degrees. Could it do it?
Last edited by gravity32; 13th Apr 2011 at 11:42.