One does not feel velocity
During the near 11,000 fpm from perigee to sea level the cabin pressure was kept quite constant during the few minutes fall? How typically varied?
What kind of "barometric" sensation the POB felt?
And during this fall, the ride was smooth? No bumps? No turbulence?
Just speed (constant)? Or some accelerations, (high AOA buffeting, together the recorded roll oscillations?
Most passengers realized the imminent crash? Felt the fall after perigee?
Or the few minutes "ride" was like a turbulent, same level typical one?
And both engines varying from TO/GA to idle (after the unusual 7,000 fpm climb while "en route") certainly put most POB alert.
And what about the aerodynamic noise (at the recorded AoA)?