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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
Could they be floating somewhere in the ocean?
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What Capt. Sullenberger did with the US Airlines flight that landed in the Hudson was, frankly, unbelievable. Water landings with a massive plane like that is nearly impossible without significant damage (I thought it was impossible and that the pre-flight instructions given by the crew for "water landings" were laughable until then).
Add in the massive swells of the ocean, the fact that they'd be descending from 35,000 feet and with the likely loss of electrical, their controls would be virtually useless.
Hopefully it was over quick, but falling from 35,000 would take awhile.