Originally Posted by
hjohnson
Eh, they were manufactured by DeHaviland... They could probably survive an impact with a mountainside, and still take off.
Seriously though, I would rather be on a STOL aircraft (such as the Dash-8, Twin Otter, etc..) if I had to ditch since they can fly a lot slower and are generally built stronger.
+1
Add to that the high wing and engine configuration. Most of the aviation world is baffled by how Sully managed to ditch without cartwheeling due to the low wing mounted engines.