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Old 28th January 2004 | 04:09
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Crepello

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According to the old chestnut, "This plane floats as well as a boat flies"...

ChrisVJ, I'm with you up to the emergency exit bit, but enough of my sanctimonious talk, eh AC?

Lifejackets: Granted, even in a survivable water landing, you'd probably die of cold before you'd drown. I suppose the paranoid could take immersion suits.

Safety briefings: Problem is, if you put too much in people really nod off. In my North Sea days, we'd to sit through a 13 min video before every flight. Important information but it never seemed to hit home for everyone.

Incidentally, if a 737 (say) tried a water landing, what would happen when the engines touched the drink? Would the acft pitch down/flip, or would they just shear off?
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