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   ah to Bertie the Bunyip   
   Re: Didn't know that....   
   18 Jan 09 23:18:03   
   
   XPost: rec.aviation.piloting, alt.usenet.kooks, rec.arts.poems   
   From: splifingate@gmail.com   
      
   Bertie the Bunyip wrote:   
   > 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.   
      
   What about the in-flight tea reserves?   
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