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   From: BtB@BB.not.aaaaaaa   
      
   Poster@newsgroups.com wrote in news:6thqo1FartetU2@mid.individual.net:   
      
   > On Sun, 18 Jan 2009 21:49:45 +0000 (UTC), Bertie the Bunyip   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >>Actually they can in most arplanes. The 'bus has one that will do the   
   >>whole lot in one go, though. Some old Brit airplanes had the same   
   >>thing. you know,in case "Gerry snuck up on us over la Manch after a   
   >>jolly good thrashing of Dresden"   
   >   
   > Thank you for your answer.   
   > There is only one thing: The ditch switch on flight 1549 was not   
   > activated as reported by the NTSB interview.   
      
      
   You don' tknow that.   
      
      
    The crew didn't have time   
      
      
   You don' tknow that either.   
      
   > to flick the switch. So, Captain C.B. Sullenberger III is after all   
   > just a human being. The plane floated anyway. For a while at least.   
      
      
      
      
   Good grief   
      
      
   Bertie   
      
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