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Old 19th Sep 2008, 02:25
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tartare
 
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Water ditching

In fact there is a chance of surviving a controlled ditching in water.
A 747 in landing configuration touches down at a survivable speed for something of that size... I think around 160 knots... issues such as height and direction of swell come into play, as does temperature of water, weather etc.
Many people survived the ditching referred to earlier.
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