AirAsia QZ8501: plane made ‘unbelievably steep climb’ before disappearing on radar

TomoNews US 2015-04-14

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Data shows that AirAsia flight QZ8501 made a steep climb beyond the Airbus A320’s limits before disappearing from radar.

The pilot of flight QZ8501 reportedly asked for permission to climb to 38,000 ft from 32,000 ft and deviate to the left to avoid bad weather at 6:12 a.m., Reuters reported.

Jakarta airport controller responded two minutes later and asked QZ8501 to go left seven miles and climb to 34,000 ft but was unable to get a response from the pilot, reported by Reuters.

A leaked image from AirNav Indonesia appeared to show that QZ8501 climbed to 36,300 ft at a speed of 353 knots, Reuters reported.

Aviation experts told Reuters that the aircraft may have climbed too suddenly and encountered an aerodynamic stall, meaning the air could not flow smoothly over the wing tops. The aircraft may have then lost its lift force and then plunged to the sea.

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