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Flydubai: What happens when a plane plunges 17,000 feet?

Published by Al Jazeera 4 October 2026 at 12:53
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Flydubai: What happens when a plane plunges 17,000 feet?
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A flight instructor recreates the Flydubai jet’s near-vertical 17,000 foot dive in a simulator.

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