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Old 8th January 2004 | 08:33
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Red Wine
 
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Pessimists......

We seem to be talking about the worst case scenario now…an engine[s] off landing on the water. The ideal is a zero/zero landing on the back of the wave, so talking about forward speed at impact is a nonsense.

The more common occurrence would be a precautionary landing with engine[s] running, fuel, gearbox, vibration, lighting damage, your mind can imagine another bunch of things…..then in this case, inflate the floats in the hover and land.
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