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US / AIRLINE LAX Flight Plunges Into Nosedive A380 aircraft runs into terrifying 'wake turbulence' In this file photo, a Qantas A380 superjumbo takes off from Mascot Airport in Sydney. (AP Photo/John Donegan/file) By Neal Colgrass, Newser Staff Posted Jun 16, 2018 2:30 PM CDT Comment (NEWSER) – A Qantas flight from Los Angeles to Melbourne plummeted into a 10-second nosedive a few days ago that left passengers terrified, Australia's News Network reports. Seems flight QF94 ran into a "vortex" or "wake turbulence" caused by a flight that had left two minutes before. "It was between 1½ and two hours after we left LA and all of a sudden the plane went through a violent turbulence and then completely up-ended and we were nosediving," says passenger Janelle Wilson. "We were all lifted from our seats immediately and we were in a free fall. It was that feeling like when you are at the top of a roller coaster and you’ve just gone over the edge of the peak and you start heading down. ... It was terrifying." story continues below Flight QF12 left LA on Sunday night at 11:27pm after a 57-minute delay, and QF94 followed two minutes later after a 49-minute delay—but a Qantas spokesperson insists that separation standards were upheld to keep the A380 aircraft at a distance of 20 nautical miles apart. "There are safeguards in place to reduce the likelihood of wake turbulence encounters, but it is hard to eliminate," says Qantas, per the Daily Mail. "Unexpected turbulence is why we always recommend passengers keep their seat belt firmly fastened at all times." The flight arrived safely in Melbourne, if 30 minutes late. (See a fuller description of "wake turbulence" at Skybrary, or read about an airline that ditched windows in first class.) 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Seems flight QF94 ran into a "vortex" or "wake turbulence" caused by a flight that had left two minutes before. "It was between 1½ and two hours after we left LA and all of a sudden the plane went through a violent turbulence and then completely up-ended and we were nosediving," says passenger Janelle Wilson. "We were all lifted from our seats immediately and we were in a free fall. It was that feeling like when you are at the top of a roller coaster and you’ve just gone over the edge of the peak and you start heading down. ... It was terrifying." story continues below Flight QF12 left LA on Sunday night at 11:27pm after a 57-minute delay, and QF94 followed two minutes later after a 49-minute delay—but a Qantas spokesperson insists that separation standards were upheld to keep the A380 aircraft at a distance of 20 nautical miles apart. "There are safeguards in place to reduce the likelihood of wake turbulence encounters, but it is hard to eliminate," says Qantas, per the Daily Mail. "Unexpected turbulence is why we always recommend passengers keep their seat belt firmly fastened at all times." The flight arrived safely in Melbourne, if 30 minutes late. (See a fuller description of "wake turbulence" at Skybrary, or read about an airline that ditched windows in first class.) View storiesNext Story 54 comments My Take on This Story Show results HILARIOUS INTRIGUING DEPRESSING BRILLIANT SCARY RIDICULOUS To report an error on this story, notify our editors Popular on Newser Former NFL Star May Spend Life in Prison1 17 Dead After Nightclub Brawl2 Nearly Killed by Shopping Cart, Woman Gets $45M3 American Child Gets Disease That Killed Half of Europe4 Parents Get $132K Claim After Kid's Touch Ruins Sculpture5 White House Clarifies: Trump Misunderstood Question6 Rabid Bobcat Attacks Woman. 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