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   "Scott M. Kozel"  wrote in   
   news:gkrd74$4ge$1@news.motzarella.org:   
      
   > Poster@newsgroups.ccom wrote:   
   >>   
   >> "Scott M. Kozel"  wrote:   
   >>> Poster@newsgroups.com wrote:   
   >>>> Didn't know that:   
   >>>>   
   >>>> "The A320 also is equipped with a ditching button, which closes all   
   >>>> valves below the waterline, enabling it to float more easily."   
   >>>>   
   >>>> According to CNN.   
   >>> I didn't know that either ... is it an urban legend?  After all,   
   >>> most ditchings result in (at the minimum) cracks in the fuselage,   
   >>> which would let in a lot more water than open valves.   
   >>>   
   >>> Besides, "waterline" is a nautical term, not an aviation term   
   >>> (unless talking about a flying boat, i.e. an aircraft that has a   
   >>> hull designed to land on water).  That would exclude the A-320.   
   >>   
   >> It seems that I am not the only one wondering about that.   
   >> That button really exists:   
   >> http://sturly.com/ra1   
   >   
   > But it doesn't say what the ditching button does ... it may just send   
   > signals to the cabin crew to prepare for ditching.  Or it may be to   
   > shut off all electrical power immediately before entering the water.   
   >   
   >   
      
      
      
   no, closes all the varisou holes in the belly. Outflow, equipment   
   cooling, ets.   
      
      
      
   Bertie   
      
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