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Old January 21st 09, 08:55 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,alt.usenet.kooks,alt.disasters.aviation,rec.arts.poems
Bertie the Bunyip[_28_]
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Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:49:45 +0000 (UTC), Bertie the Bunyip
wrote:


Actually they can in most arplanes. The 'bus has one that will do the
whole lot in one go, though. Some old Brit airplanes had the same
thing. you know,in case "Gerry snuck up on us over la Manch after a
jolly good thrashing of Dresden"

Thank you for your answer.
There is only one thing: The ditch switch on flight 1549 was not
activated as reported by the NTSB interview.


You don' tknow that.


The crew didn't have time


You don' tknow that either.

to flick the switch. So, Captain C.B. Sullenberger III is after all
just a human being. The plane floated anyway. For a while at least.

What about the in-flight tea reserves?

Let's not get into the nightmare scenario


Bertie