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   From: BtB@BB.not.aaaaaaa   
      
   George  wrote in news:a6ee548c-99b4-4bf2-bda0-   
   fb3826ada53a@o4g2000pra.googlegroups.com:   
      
   > On Jan 18, 5:49 pm, Bertie the Bunyip  wrote:   
   >   
   >> > "It happened so fast, the pilots never had time to throw the   
   >> > aircraft's "ditch switch," which seals off vents and holes in the   
   >> > fuselage to make it more seaworthy. "   
   >>   
   >> She wasn't there either...   
   >>   
   >> in any case she's talking sh**. It was a low priority in any case.   
   >>   
   >> Bertie   
   >   
   > If she was quoting what the Capt. testified to "we didn't throw the   
   > ditch switch" (or similar) how would this be "talking sh**?   
      
   Because it just wasn't all that important. he might have said it , but to   
   attach any importance to it is crap. Presuming she was quoting him   
   accurately, the fact she thougth it important enough to repeat deomnstrates   
   that she has no idea.   
      
      
      
   >   
   > Why is the ditch switch a low priority? Is it operable after the plane   
   > has hit water & is (temporarily) floating?   
   >   
      
   If it has electrics, yes, but It's only going to slow things a tiny bit in   
   any case. There's a lot of holes in an airplane and it only closes a few of   
   the holes in the belly.   
      
      
   Bertie   
      
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