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Originally Posted by pavulon
Even if 7xx mph were achievable straight down (ground speed = zero) and afterburner non-sense aside, not sure the wings would stay attached for long. If full power straight down and wings peeled off, the fuselage would also slow as propulsion would depart with 737 wings. Unfortunately, 1xx, 2xx, 3xx...7xx straight down all end the same for passengers.
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Not sure when wings would rip off. The A380 can fly over 650mph air speed but it's way faster than lesser planes.
The jet I was in had a tail wind that would have lessened the true air speed so it would not have suffered the same stress as the subject jet.
I'm keeping the AB comment as all it did was embellish my personal story. I don't think I'm the first in this forum to do that.