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Old 3rd March 2011 | 00:33
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bubbers44
 
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I really don't think ditching has anything to do with the shear pins on the engine pods. They keep an engine seizure from causing the wing to fail. Engineers don't design airplanes to ditch. They design them to fly safely.
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