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January 26th 04, 05:51 PM
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote...
So how does a 747 with an intact pressure vessel sink? Slowly, via water intake through the outflow valves that are normally open at/near landing altitude. Depending on how far submerged the fuselage is, the negative pressure relief valves in the cargo doors could also let in water. 
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January 26th 04, 06:28 PM
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"John R Weiss" wrote in message news:yAbRb.27146$U%5.180039@attbi_s03... Slowly, via water intake through the outflow valves that are normally open at/near landing altitude. Depending on how far submerged the fuselage is, the negative pressure relief valves in the cargo doors could also let in water. In the film, it went down rather quickly, less than 30 seconds as I recall, and the carpet didn't even get damp.
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