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Wally

BrownCafe Innovator & King of Puns
She looks great in a flight attendant's uniform...
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oldngray

nowhere special
I just hid my tablet so ClerkGirl couldn't see the math part.

Mathematically, not really. You just need to have a solid understanding of how gliders work. The amazing part about the whole thing is the stability of the landing. The precision you need to nail a water landing is off the charts. We're talking if you're 2 degrees off you cartwheel.
I was thinking of the DC-10 crash in Iowa. Sully was the Hudson which was amazing but not as much.
 

FrigidFTSup

Resident Suit
I was thinking of the DC-10 crash in Iowa. Sully was the Hudson which was amazing but not as much.
Each were equally incredible.

The Iowa one they lost the #2 fan blade to a catastrophic engine failure. The blades escaped the fan casing and severed the hydraulic lines. They used only differential power to steer the plane. That's thinking on your feet.
 

Brownslave688

You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
I just hid my tablet so ClerkGirl couldn't see the math part.

Mathematically, not really. You just need to have a solid understanding of how gliders work. The amazing part about the whole thing is the stability of the landing. The precision you need to nail a water landing is off the charts. We're talking if you're 2 degrees off you cartwheel.
2 degrees is cold.

 
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