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What's a "ditching switch"?
I'm watching the movie "Cast Away" (2000), starring Tom Hanks.
Early in the movie, Tom Hank's character is hitching a ride to Malaysia, as a FedEx employee, aboard a FedEx cargo jet.
I can't tell you for sure what type aircraft.
Some say Airbus, others say MD-11. But it's a movie so anything is possible.
While flying through a violent storm the plane crashes into the Pacific Ocean.
Just before impact a crew member in the cockpit yells out "ditching switch ON!"
I'm assuming the ditching switch automatically configures the aircraft in a certain way?
Thanks for any replies.
I'm watching the movie "Cast Away" (2000), starring Tom Hanks.
Early in the movie, Tom Hank's character is hitching a ride to Malaysia, as a FedEx employee, aboard a FedEx cargo jet.
I can't tell you for sure what type aircraft.
Some say Airbus, others say MD-11. But it's a movie so anything is possible.
While flying through a violent storm the plane crashes into the Pacific Ocean.
Just before impact a crew member in the cockpit yells out "ditching switch ON!"
I'm assuming the ditching switch automatically configures the aircraft in a certain way?
Thanks for any replies.