Could a jumbo jet actually land on water and has one ever done so?
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More likely to happen if it failed to stop on the runway, and went for a paddle.
Otherwise you would be calling it a crash!
In theory yes.but in real life no.planes have tried before.but its not as lovely as pictures you see in the safety brochure
Yes.but it would be tough. A successful ditching would depend heavily on the skill of the pilot and the conditions of the sea.waves, wind, etc.
It's possible, so better to be safe than sorry.
http://www.cnn.com/world/9611/26/comoros.
Yes, in principle it can. The hull is smooth enough, and closed. I don't know if it's ever been done, though - and I'ld rather they tried it with one without me on board.
they have tried it and they break up people have survived it though
even the highjacker survived too bad
i think one plane has done it in africa a few years
It is possible with the skill of the pilot during emergency crash landing where no other options but to land the plane on sea.
YES. It was in 'Airport '77 (the movie)
Yes, I've seen it done on Discovery Channel. I've never been in such a situation, but I also can't see any reason for it not to work.It's 100ft long and has a smooth surface.It would stay afloat for at least a couple of hours.
Plane's aint built for sea landings, but ditching would be an option open to a pilot in extreme cases, no jumbos ever ditched
From www.crisscross.com
1. I am unaware of any ditching of a 747 aircraft successful or otherwise.
2. In order to successfully ditch very good control of the aircraft is required.
So I understand this to mean it is possible, but has never been done.
:-/ From a 747 pilot talking about a 747 crash.
It will depend on the condition of the aeroplane, ability of the pilot, sea state, and weather.
All in all, whilst possible - the chances are not good. A 200 tonne aeroplane hitting the water at landing speed might aswell be hitting concrete. What tends to happen in these situations is that the airframe will "skip" off the water (like a flat stone across a pond). After a couple of bounces, it is highly likely that the wings will dip below the water surface, roll the aeroplane and tear it apart at high speed.
There have been incidents that I'm aware of, where heavy aircraft have been forced to ditch in water - and there have been fatalities in all of them. Pure pot luck governs one's survival chances - which are not helped if ditching occurs in adverse weather conditions or in shark infested waters! This has happened and passengers fortunate enough to survive the inital impact have not been as lucky against the local marine inhabitants..!!
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im sure this happened in kenya or somewhere in that region, about 5-6 years ago. people watched from a beach when plane attempted this a few hundred yards off shore(on film somewhere as was broadcast on the news and i have seen this since on a acciedent TV program, poss. holidays from hell or something) very interesting to see, but dramatic. as someone above says. it bounces 2 or 3 times then a wing drops into the sea then very quickly flips over.
not sure if any survived , after witnessing i think most are dead. look it up on the net with info. you have. im sure its there somewhere.
hope this helps you.
Not without a modified front end. Theory says yes, real life shows NO.
The safety card was a standard adopted by the FAA regulators for aircraft that fly over water.
The guy who decided to place the directions in the aircraft was not an engineer or aviation expert. It was designed to make the passenger feel at ease.
There have been two planes I know of that have tried to land on the water due to an emergency and both were total disasters.
The sudden decrease in forward velocity is too much stress for the aircraft frame.
Saying that any aircraft unless it is equipped with floats can make 1 landing in water. Not necessarily a good one.
No it's impossible, 'cause as it attempts it one of the engine's cowlings will catch the water frist spinning the plane. Lets say that conditions are "just" right and both cowlings touch at the same time, then the wing wound be ripped and disaster soon follows by ripping the main cabin, in an exploding type of break.
I do believe a South African Airways jet that was being hijacked in about 1997 made an emergency landing in shallow water off the Seychelle Islands. Some casualties, but many people survived.
One obvious problem with landing a jet aircraft with engines slung under the wings is that the engine nacelles would scoop up huge quantities of water and rapidly slow its speed. There is a distinct possibility that the inflow of water would push the aircraft's nose down or subject the forward fuselage to such enormous stresses that the fuselage would snap off.
It's doubtful. Hitting the water at even landing speed would tear the plane apart.
Grizz is right. The usual reason for an airplane crashing is loss of control. If you have control, you can land on any flat dirt or on water, but if you don't have control, it is very difficult. Engine failure is almost never a disabling factor on modern aircraft.
possible but highly unlikely
Lol, people, Dont talk if you dont know.
In real like, yes, airlines have landed in water without breaking up. There are actually many pictures of aircraft sitting nose down in water. I have even seen a picture of an AWACS radar plane floating in the water.
An interesting note is that in 1988 a pilot landed a 737 on a levy in New Orleans during a storm so terrible hat it flamed out his engines.
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