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[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 95 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

It wasn’t. IIRC, it was descending at 30,000 feet per minute at its peak and was maybe coming close to Mach 1 at impact.

I also understand there’s some deeply NSFL audio floating around, but I haven’t listened and don’t intend to.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 73 points 2 days ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

The audio is a bit rough, especially if you haven't heard any emergency calls or ATC traffic before but not really any more distressing than watching a loaded plane slam into the ground. Which doesn't even have a NSFW tag

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 34 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I listened to the audio. Always heartbreaking to hear people's distressing last words as they realize they are about to die.

[–] tazeycrazy@feddit.uk 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

For me it was the helplessness she was in. There was nothing anyone could have done at the time. The ATC operator was trying to see what could be given to them but they where out of options.

[–] baines@lemmy.cafe 3 points 21 hours ago

Jeff was full on doing the lords prayer in the background, can’t imagine a good 30 seconds of knowing you are dead

at least there was no pain, just helplessness

reminds me of Benny from that scene in the Mummy without any of the humor

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago

Yeah. Utterly gut-wrenching. My heart sinks every time I hear these cockpit crash recordings.

Wherever I think about it, I'm haunted by these alarms, going: "PULL UP. PULL UP."

[–] Geobloke@aussie.zone 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Always hoped my last words were something along the lines of "get fuckd carnt"

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Hers was something "we've run out of time". Poetic

[–] ergonomic_importer@piefed.ca 7 points 1 day ago

I heard a professional in an impossible situation doing everything in their power to keep it together.

It's heartbreaking and powerful.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

People are saying the equipment only registers a maximum of 32,000 feet per minute, but the aircraft was probably traveling closer to 60,000 feet per minute on impact, at basically terminal velocity for that aircraft.

I don't know anything though, just parroting comments from YouTube.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Very sad audio, but nowhere near something like the Brick Video.

[–] Arcadeep@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

Many years later that brick video still randomly pops into my head and chokes me up

[–] greygore@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I hate that I know exactly which one you’re referring to. That and the call from the WTC stairwell are burned into my brain.