Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20150102:11:04:00
It. >> coffin corner is what we'll examine this morning. fundamentally what it means is that the cruise speed and the stall speed differential at very high altitude at which this particular aircraft is flying is very, very small. this is why most aircraft at 37,000 feet 33,000 feet are flown in an automated fashion. in severe turbulence that stall speed can inadvertently be exceeded. we know that airasia was in an area of moderate to severe turbulence. the question is did they suffer a high altitude stall or did they suffer a power outage of some type and glide 100 miles, which would be the pr...
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