CNN The Situation Room January 5, 2015 22:32:00
>> an upswell of air. basically a thunderstorm is a giant heat engine. its cycling air around. you could get 100-mile-an-hour updrafts. but remember this information on altitude is coming from the transponder. and that information comes from the altimeter information. there could have been a barometric pressure change. >> could icing, bad weather have damaged the engines of that aircraft? >> it could have. its unlikely that thats the sole cause -- >> i thought these planes are build to withstand...
Copd Breath Air Cheat Engine Altimeter Information Barometric Pressure Change Doesnt Stall Out Flamed Out
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