> Jake wrote: > According to Boeing and Airbus, they have claimed for years that it is > possible for planes to land on water without breaking up. >
A 'bus just did! However if you've ever seen an a/c stripped down to the airframe and then rebuilt it's ... kinda scary. Aluminum structure, a little plywood, a little plastic, a little insulation, and some thin aluminum skin. Tin can comes to mind ... You can see the construction here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Alohaairlinesdisaster.jpg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aloha_Airlines_Flight_243 Remember this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_811 Or this? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Airlines_Flight_611 No water needed for break up. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:285183 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
