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To: maggief

So the 777 is going to float on its side near the surface like that, a week after it crashes???


68 posted on 03/16/2014 10:25:57 AM PDT by norcal joe
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To: norcal joe

IF it crashed at a shallow angle and “only” ripped off its wings, and IF it is in the shallow end of the pool, and IF it is on it’s side, THEN resting on the bottom of a 100 ft deep sea, the fuselage would only have 80 feet of water over it. Less IF it’s not flat on the bottom.

Lots of IFs there...


72 posted on 03/16/2014 10:45:41 AM PDT by null and void ( Obama is Law-Less because Republican "leaders" are BALL-LESS!!)
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To: norcal joe

FWIW, Google Earth shows depth at the spot is 296 feet. Wingspan of 777-200 is 222 ft. On its side? Doesn’t make much sense, but who knows.

On an unrelated note, in the straits between Maui and Lanai, we stopped and jumped into the water. Dropped a quarter into the water and watched it drop. It was still visible after several minutes in the sunlight.


106 posted on 03/16/2014 2:55:08 PM PDT by Chaguito
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To: norcal joe

Generally airplanes are thin aluminum with honeycomb composites. They are made to be light. It’s possible things would float, even for a good while.


107 posted on 03/16/2014 3:00:57 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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