MATINICUS, Maine — The quick thinking of an experienced pilot is likely the reason he and three passengers of a small plane are alive after it crash-landed into the ocean Sunday evening, according to the plane’s owner (bangordailynews.com) 更多...
Looks like surface wind speed was about 20 kts at the time: http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/buoy/2011/7/17/MISM1.html I think stall speed of the 206 is about 37, so water speed was probably just over 17 knots (I assume water current was in the same direction of the wind, but that need not be the case).
http://www.wunderground.com/MAR/buoy/2011/7/17/MISM1.html
I think stall speed of the 206 is about 37, so water speed was probably just over 17 knots (I assume water current was in the same direction of the wind, but that need not be the case).