Eles podem pousar na água? Sim.
Most pilots contend that the ideal airplane for ditching is a low-wing aircraft with landing gear retracted. Statistics, however, do not substantiate this. Aircraft geometry and landing gear configuration do not appear to affect survivability appreciably. (Source.)
Se você tentar esta pesquisa do Google , você encontrará muitas aterrissagens de água / mar / oceano de asa fixa de asa alta. Os resultados para os ocupantes variam.
Em out 2015 :
The [Cessna 152] was ditched in the [waters off Grand Bahama] after experiencing a technical failure. Both trainer pilot and trainee remained unhurt.
Em dezembro de 2013 :
The Makani Kai Air Cessna 208B Grand Caravan impacted ocean waters shortly after takeoff from Kalaupapa Airport (PHLU), on the island of Molokai in Hawaii. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The pilot and two passengers were seriously injured, one passenger was fatally injured, and five passengers received minor injuries.
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