Indonesia AirAsia A320 climbed at ‘beyond normal’ rate before crashing

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Analysis of radar data shows that Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 climbed at the extraordinarily fast rate of 6,000 feet per minute before crashing into the Java Sea Dec. 28, Indonesia transportation minister Ignasius Jonan said. Speaking Tuesday at a legislative hearing in Jakarta on the QZ8501...

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