Is there "REALLY" a contingency plan for an aircraft crash into the sea?

[Titch]

mmmm do you even know what you're talking about little boy, dental records are the best way to identify somone.

Ow no, you did not just call him little boy! He isnt a little boy, you wanna get your facts right before you say stuff.

[Bomb-Head]

Ow no, you did not just call him little boy! He isnt a little boy, you wanna get your facts right before you say stuff.

Ok let's not all get into an argument here!

It's true that dental records are used to identify a body when there isn't much to go by (i.e if the body is completely frazzled in a fire or plane crash). I didn't know that's what the position is for though I thought it was to protect face from smashing into the seat in front of you Silly I know. It would feel a bit wierd getting into that position, almost as if you were giving in and like 'oh I'm dying to lets get into the death position'.

Is it just me though but I don't understand how you would die because I would have thought the plane wouldn't blow up upon impact because it's water or am I missing something

[Titch]

mmmm do you even know what you're talking about little boy, dental records are the best way to identify somone.

Ok let's not all get into an argument here!

It's true that dental records are used to identify a body when there isn't much to go by (i.e if the body is completely frazzled in a fire or plane crash). I didn't know that's what the position is for though I thought it was to protect face from smashing into the seat in front of you Silly I know. It would feel a bit wierd getting into that position, almost as if you were giving in and like 'oh I'm dying to lets get into the death position'.

Is it just me though but I don't understand how you would die because I would have thought the plane wouldn't blow up upon impact because it's water or am I missing something

The impact speed will be 500mph+, and the rate of combustion happening within aircraft useally make it blow.

[Rapidshare]

No, we wont crash at 500mph+ ;/, and the way we crash is the most safest way that the pilot would choose and to minumise the danger of blowing up, or in other words, getting flat.

[Jin]

Just going to throw this out there,

in all aviation history, no ones life has ever been saved by a life jacket.

Most the time a plane will just break apart on impact the surface tension of water during an impact at roughly 125mph is the equivilent of concrete.

The average cruise speed of lets say a boeing 747 is 570mph.

[Decapitated]

Ow no, you did not just call him little boy! He isnt a little boy, you wanna get your facts right before you say stuff.

I don't think he needs you to defend him.

[Bomb-Head]

Just going to throw this out there,

in all aviation history, no ones life has ever been saved by a life jacket.

Most the time a plane will just break apart on impact the surface tension of water during an impact at roughly 125mph is the equivilent of concrete.

The average cruise speed of lets say a boeing 747 is 570mph.

It did I remember reading somewhere that a plane took off but then failed and crashed into a huge sort of lake/sea in San Fransisco and the people used the lifejackets because I remember a woman from the cabin crew been seen as a hero because she got people onto the tail of the plane and died because she didnt have her life jacket on I will find the link!