another journalistic masterpiece

[andyb79]

from the sunday mail (scottish newspaper)
note the emphasis of 1 second
-90,000fpm, maybe some slightly smarter than me could figure out the g forces here!
JET FALLS AT 30,000FT: JUMBO TERROR

oh,and the pic in the paper was an A320

[amanoffewwords]

Actually it says a second (in the quote from the passenger, ignoring the attention seeking byline) - which I imagine most people would interpret as meaning "quick" or "rapid".

The article doesn't look too bad to me, they were lucky more people weren't injured.

amofw

[Jerricho]

While I feel very sorry for the lady, this is to be expected from that quality rag. Oh, and a nice little twist towards DVT. It's got it all!

[DingerX]

that's -50 Gs for a full second. Gotta say, Boeing builds 'em tough.

[85882]

Man...That's really tough. Imagine it happens in your flight.

[Load Toad]

Good job the retired Doc was from Tayside isn't it? Bit of local flava there.

If he'd come from Stoke you'd have had to wait a good while for treatment.

[TightSlot]

Just curious as to how this poor lady was apparently the only casualty? Surely with turbulence extreme enough to cause these injuries one might expect that others would have been similarly hurt? It seems odd.

[witchdoctor]

Pesky air pockets!

Good job our atmosphere is a total vacuum eh?

[yintsinmerite]

I love the
"Elizabeth knew the risk of DVT a potentially fatal blood clot which usually develops in the leg veins on flights"

That could be interpreted as "It is usual for DVT to develop on flights" i.e. You go on a flight, you usually get DVT