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O WATER DITCHING STUDY O OBJECTIVE: DETERMINE OPTIMUM PROCEDURE FOR DITCHING -MINIMIZE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE -DETERMINE FLOTATION ATTITUDE -MINIMIZE PROBABILITY OF DIVING O RESULTS: O ORBITER GEOMETRY IS GOOD FOR DITCHING -OPTIMUM PROCEDURE IS DEFINED O CREW CABIN SUPPORT LINKS FAIL 50% OF THE TIME -MAY PRECLUDE CREW EGRESS FROM CABIN O FUSELAGE LOWER SURFACE FAILURE IS PROBABLE -MAY CAUSE RAPID FLOODING OF CREW CABIN AND FUSELAGE O LOADS MEASURED DURING TEST: -LONGITUDINAL < 6G -NORMAL < 10G -PITCH ACCEL < 2 RAD/SEC2 Figure C14 Water Ditching Summary [[left margin]] -C32- [[/left margin]]