The rapid sinking of a jet that has crashed into water is demonstrated. HD Stock Footage

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Sep 29, 2026

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The rapid sinking of a jet that has crashed into water is demonstrated.

Airplane flies in the sky over the sea. Men test the method of underwater escape. An airplane with a dummy pilot is lifted by a crane and is dropped into water from a low height. The airplane is again dropped from a higher distance and the plane submerges fast in the water. Lt. Jim Roth takes off in his plane from a carrier. Animation shows that the airplane with Pilot is falling into sea on take off. The results were that when an airplane falls, it submerges fast in water and it can go deep up to 100 feet in 10 seconds. Location: United States. Date: 1965.

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