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God, what the christ do you even do in such a situation? I'm guessing just clear the runways and go for the emergency landing at the lowest speed you can with
by DanHulton 7y ago
God, what the christ do you even do in such a situation? I'm guessing just clear the runways and go for the emergency landing at the lowest speed you can with as little fuel as possible?
And of course, it's Air Canada. I have had/heard of no end of maintenance issues with their planes.
My heart goes out. I hope they can land this one safely.
- malandrew 7y agoI would imagine a water landing over still water would be best. Go as slow as you can while skimming over the water letting it slow you down and have emergency boats out there to quickly rescue passengers.
- Rooster61 7y agoA plane that size probably can't slow down to the point that water provides any more cushion than asphalt, especially with less control due to a bum engine. Plus, its MUCH harder to rescue everyone over water than surrounded by the resources of a major airport.
- TylerE 7y agoWater doesn't provide cushioning at any speed. It is, for all intents and purposes, incompressible.
- TylerE 7y agoAbsolutely not. A water landing is absolute worst case. So much harder to get first responders in. Plus drowning.
- gdubs 7y agoThere was a “West Wing” episode where Air Force One’s landing gear wouldn’t come down; they talked about the possibility of a “hard landing” on a runway sprayed with (fire suppressing) foam, IIRC. Edit: looks like the foam practice was discontinued in 2002: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foam_path https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foam_path
- na85 7y ago>And of course, it's Air Canada. I have had/heard of no end of maintenance issues with their planes. Their safety record regarding maintenance is pretty good as far as I know.