Has an aircraft ever crashed due to it exceeding its ceiling altitude?

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Answer by Martin Kealey for Has an aircraft ever crashed due to it exceeding...

July 15, 2024, 2:55 am

The Comet was imfamous for illustrating the risks of metal fatigue, and every plane since had been a lot safer in that regard.However there have still been more recent cases of abrupt structural...

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Answer by Jos Bergervoet for Has an aircraft ever crashed due to it exceeding...

July 14, 2024, 2:54 am

One of the most well-known failures in aviation history, that of the [Havilland Comet], was because of the pressurized cabin combined with metal fatigue. So we could say that for its design it was...

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Answer by mastov for Has an aircraft ever crashed due to it exceeding its...

July 13, 2024, 1:48 pm

A plane doesn't simply "explode" on high altitude because the hull and the pressurization systems are built with safety measures.However, there are safety problems with flying beyond the specified...

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Answer by niels nielsen for Has an aircraft ever crashed due to it exceeding...

July 13, 2024, 1:30 pm

There was a twin jet commuter plane that crashed because the pilots flew it up to 41,000 feet while mismanaging their autopilot, their AoA, and their engine power settings. This led to a both-engines...

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Answer by BowlOfRed for Has an aircraft ever crashed due to it exceeding its...

July 13, 2024, 1:27 am

Airplanes are dynamically pressurized, not sealed. If the plane could be lifted too high, it would not explode (or otherwise fail catastrophically), but the interior cabin pressure would drop. Besides...

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