Having a background in investigations including plane crashes, I can tell you that the only way a plane with that kind of technology nosedives into the ground, is because someone intentionally made it happen. Most likely pilot murder/suicide. Less likely, foul play. Either way, somebody physically manipulated that plane into a nosedive, and held it there until the end.
Not true. The peak acceleration computed from the data at flightradar24.com indicates a peak acceleration of 1.97 g (before it hit the ground). It is possible and likely that the actual peak was a bit higher than this, since not every data point was sampled, but still in the ballpark of 2 g. Many roller coasters have accelerations of 4-6 g, and those people are just fine. The space shuttle had a peak acceleration of 3 g during launch. The 2 g experienced by the China Eastern Airlines flight was not incapacitating.
Jogger Hobby: The raw data, here, shows that the altitude was 29,100' at 6:20:44, and 7,850' at 6:21:46. That equals 20,000 feet in 58 seconds, like the article says. A plane is streamlined, so its terminal velocity, if pointed down, is higher than the terminal velocity of a rock or a skydiver. And it has engines, so it can exceed terminal velocity. The raw data indicates that the vector sum of the plane's horizontal and vertical velocity reached a peak of 610 knots, which is fast (0.95 Mach at its then altitude) but certainly not impossible.
A plane dropping at high speed, nose first, is not going to have anyone staying in their seats. They would all be pulled out and crushed in the back as a mass. Most of them were gone before the plane hit the ground.
It doesn't appear that way if you watch the video. Whoever filmed it was in their seat. You can hear many people screaming until it hits the ground.
Sorry I mean there is another video filmed inside the plane.
A plane dropping at high speed, nose first, is not going to have anyone staying in their seats. They would all be pulled out and crushed in the back as a mass. Most of them were gone before the plane hit the ground.
Not true. The peak acceleration computed from the data at flightradar24.com indicates a peak acceleration of 1.97 g (before it hit the ground). It is possible and likely that the actual peak was a bit higher than this, since not every data point was sampled, but still in the ballpark of 2 g. Many roller coasters have accelerations of 4-6 g, and those people are just fine. The space shuttle had a peak acceleration of 3 g during launch. The 2 g experienced by the China Eastern Airlines flight was not incapacitating.
Roller coasters have seatbelts and massive body constraints. Roller coaster riders whose constraints come loss get thrown out of the ride. Your g-calculation is like assuming that cellphone tower data can determine what happens to people inside of a wreck.