Aug 012022
You’re at 30,000 feet in your C-17 when you have a sudden hankering to be at 5,000 feet. What you *could* do is nose over and power dive. That’s a great way to reach the ground lickety-split; but in all probability you’ll reach it in several parts as you will have ripped the wings off.
Or you could do this: nose over, and throw on your thrust reversers. You’ll still drop like a stone, but a stone with something of a parachute and a fair amount of controlability.