Granular flight data from flight tracking website Flightradar24 shows that the plane climbed and descended rapidly twice in 62 seconds. - Reuters
During this time, the plane climbed from its cruise altitude 37,000 to 37,400 feet, and then dropped to 36,975 feet before settling back onto its cruise altitude. This latter transition, a commercial pilot told The Straits Times, appears to be the pilots carrying out a controlled descent, most likely to assess the situation before diverting to Bangkok.
The embattled plane went through another cycle of rapid climb and descent, causing more damage and injuries, with some passengers and objects hitting the roof panels and overhead lockers then flung back down. The Flightradar24 data showed that the Boeing 777 first attained a climb rate of 1,664 feet per minute – or 507 metres per minute, double the height of 52-storey Capital Tower – before descending at 1,536fpm six seconds later. It rapidly returned to a climb rate of 900fpm a mere three seconds later, and then descended at 1,536fpm after another 10 seconds.
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