A huge twin-engine turboprop (jet-powered propeller) Convair 340 cargo plane with a max take-off weight of 47,000 lbs. ditched in a Florida lake. The pilots swam away unharmed. The photos of the incident are interesting because they show “Re-elect George W. Bush” painted across the entire length of the fuselage. Supposedly this was caused when one engine failed and the pilots were unable to hold altitude so decided to land in the lake rather than on top of some houses. If true, this is consistent with the old pilot adage about twin-engine planes that “the second engine carries you to the scene of the accident”.
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Forget the Statue of Liberty. This is the new symbol of our nation.
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I felt the same thing as the “rps” expresses above — what a symbol!
See http://www.equipped.org/watertrees.htm for a discussion of whether water or treetops provide the preferred ditching site.