Interesting but think usually if aeroplane hits water. wouldn't it break into pieces? especially the wings the turbine will act as a big scoop and the wings will be gone.
Interesting but think usually if aeroplane hits water. wouldn't it break into pieces? especially the wings the turbine will act as a big scoop and the wings will be gone.
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BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 29: (L-R) Chinese President Hu Jintao, Chinese Vice-Premier Li Keqiang and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao attend a banquet marking the 63th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on September 29, 2012 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. Celebrating the 63rd anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China.
A man undergoes cupping treatment at the roadside in Chongqing's old downtown, day after its former mayor Bo Xilai was expelled from top party positions and would be handed over for criminal investigation accused of multiples crimes, September 29, 2012
A woman looks up as she has her pedicure in Chongqing's old downtown, day after its former mayor Bo Xilai was expelled from top party positions and said would be handed over for criminal investigation accused of multiples crimes, September 29, 2012.
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BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 29: Na Li of China poses poses for photographs and signs autographs while visiting the Kunlun Mountains natural Mineral Waters booth during the China Open at the China National Tennis Center on September 29, 2012 in Beijing, China.
Boys play with iPads on display during the opening of Hong Kong's second Apple retail store at Festival Walk shopping mall September 29, 2012. Apple Inc said on Monday it will open its second retail store in Hong Kong, underscoring the massive demand for its products in Greater China. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (REUTERS)
Participants take part in a fire dragon dance at Hong Kong's Tai Hang district on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival September 29, 2012. The annual ritual began as a bid to keep away bad luck which started sometime around 100 years ago when the former fishing village suffered from a plague following a typhoon. REUTERS/Bobby Yip (CHINA)
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HONG KONG - SEPTEMBER 27: Vivian Chow poses to promote Elyze during a press conference on September 27, 2012 in Hong Kong, China.
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SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 28: (CHINA) Cars move slowly on an overpass September 28, 2012 in Shanghai, China. Shanghai is experiencing severe congestion due to traffic before the National Day holidays.
Children dressed as ancient Chinese scholars perform a traditional ritual to celebrate Confucius' birthday on Teachers' Day, at the Confucius Temple in Taipei September 28, 2012. The philosopher Confucius, who lived between 555-479 B.C., is revered among the Chinese as the teacher of teachers. REUTERS/Yi-ting Chung
Two attendants aboard G538 prepares for the high-speed train's first trip to Guangzhou in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, Sept. 29, 2012. Two high-speed train services were put into use Saturday in Zhengzhou, after the Zhengzhou-Wuhan high-speed railway opened on Friday. The new train services, G538 and G650, will reduce travel time to Guangzhou and Wuhan to six hours and two hours respectively. (Xinhua/Zhao Peng)
The driver of G538 prepares for the high-speed train's first trip to Guangzhou in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, Sept. 29, 2012. T
Passengers make their way on the platform to board the high-speed train G538, which travels to Guangzhou, in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province, Sept. 29, 2012.
Dou Yixin (C), an autism-caring person from Beijing, communicates with a parent who has a kid with autism in a local institute for autism rehabilitation in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Sept. 28, 2012. Chen Meng, a Chinese young painter with autism, initiated an activity with Dou Yixin to raise funds for children in poverty with autism this August. They planned to travel through 11 municipalities and provinces from the northernmost Beiji Village in northeast China's Heilongjiang to south China's Hainan on foot or by scooter. They arrived in Harbin on Wednesday night. (Xinhua/Wang Kai)
Two workers work at the construction site of the Anhui section of Hefei-Fuzhou Railway in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 29, 2012. Workers of the Anhui section of Hefei-Fuzhou Railway and Hefei High-speed Railway South Station stuck to their jobs ahead of the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, which will fall on Sept. 30 this year, and the one-week National Day holiday from Oct. 1 to Oct. 7. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
Actress Jiang Yiyan speaks to the press before attending the Award Ceremony of the 21st China Golden Rooster & Hundred Flowers Film Festival in Shaoxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2012. The festival, the largest film awards event in China, will close on Saturday night. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
Busy day today for us..I almost forgot this thread!
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PARIS, FRANCE - SEPTEMBER 29: Jean Paul Gaultier pose with members of a Hong Kong TV channel during the Jean-Paul Gaultier: Front Row - Paris Fashion Week Womenswear Spring / Summer 2013 at Studio Jean Paul Gaultier on September 29, 2012 in Paris, France.
Zhang Wei (C), a contestant, sings during the final round of the television show "The Voice of China" in Shanghai September 30, 2012. The "Voice of China" television show, the local version of the Dutch series "The Voice of Holland", has an audience of more than 40.5 million viewers, local media report. REUTERS/Aly Song
Two members of the audience take a picture of themselves before the final round of the television show "The Voice of China" in Shanghai September 30, 2012. The "Voice of China" television show, the local version of the Dutch series "The Voice of Holland", has an audience of more than 40.5 million viewers, local media report. REUTERS/Aly Song
Vehicles line up to pass a toll station in Dalian, Northeast China's Liaoning province, Sept 30, 2012. The flow of traffic on expressways is estimated to increase after the country lifted road tolls for cars using highways during major Chinese holidays. China issued a toll-free road policy in August, allowing passenger cars with seven seats or less to travel for free on toll roads during major holidays. The policy also led to traffic jams in many parts of the country. [Photo/Xinhua]
A parent holding a child asleep rests besides a ticket office at Zhengzhou Railway Station in Zhengzhou, capital of Central China's Henan province, Sept 29, 2012. During the Mid-Autumn Festival and Chinese National Day festival, which will last from Sept 30 to Oct 7, Zhengzhou Railway Station is expected to send 1.2 million passengers, 3.2% more than the same period last year. [Photo/Xinhua]
Cooks prepare to serve a one-ton mooncake to people in Hefei, East China's Anhui province, Sept 22, 2012. The mooncake is made by more than 30 chefs and measures 2 meters in diameter. Mooncake is a traditional Chinese food served on the Mid-Autumn Festival (the 15th day of the eigth month in lunar calendar), which falls on Sept 30 this year. It symbolizes the reunion of family and friends. [Photo/CFP]
A road cave-in swallowed a passing cement truck and damaged an underground gas pipeline in downtown Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, on Sept. 28. Rescure workers have cut off the nearby gas supply to avoid any possible incident.
2012-09-28, Beijng...Gold mooncakes made their debut in the gift sector ahead of China's back-to-back autumn holiday but suspicions of corruption have been raised. Made of pure gold, the mooncake-shaped artifact witnessed good sales on the eve of China's traditional Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Mooncake Festival. One of the most favored gift box consists of two pieces, which weigh 50 grams each. The price is 42,900 yuan (6,821 U.S. dollars), equalling to 429 yuan per gram. The price of standard metal bars is around 360 yuan.
Contestants present creations during the final of a national fashion model contest in Yingkou, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 29, 2012. A total of 30 contestants competed here on Saturday. (Xinhua/Li Mingfang)
QINGDAO - China's most sophisticated research vessel - named Kexue, or Science - was delivered to its operator on Saturday in Qingdao, a port city in eastern Shandong province.The 87.5-million-US dollar ship, manufactured by the Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry Co, Ltd. based in Hubei province, was handed over to the Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS).
Weighing 4,711 tons, the vessel is 99.8 meters long and 17.8 meters wide. With a cruising capacity of 15,000 nautical miles and a top speed of 15 knots, it can travel with 80 members for 60 days.
Kexue features better stability and a larger laboratory space as well as having more manoeuvrabilty in comparison with other Chinese research vessels, said Sun Song, director of the IOCAS. He added that the vessel is among the world's most advanced research ships.
Capable of global voyages and all-day observations, the ship is seen as a moving laboratory on the sea.
It will serve as one of the key vessels for the country's oceanographic studies for the next 10 to 20 years, with world-leading facilities for scientific detection and experiments, Sun said.
Kexue is designed to conduct a wide range of tasks, such as water body detection, atmospheric exploration, deep-sea environment exploration and remote sensing information verification.
The construction of the ship began in 2010 and launched in November last year for trials.
Flower decorations are seen at the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing on the evening of Sept. 28. Flowers are laid on the city's streets and squares to greet the upcoming National Day on Oct. 1.
Visitors enjoy the attractions at Shijingshan Amusement Park in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 30, 2012. "Happy Autumn Garden Party", an annual event off the park, kicked off here on Sunday. (Xinhua/Li Jundong)
RVs of different types are seen during an RV exhibition aimed at introducing the lifestyle of camping in RVs to Chinese people near Taihu Lake, a famous tourist resort in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, on Sept. 30, 2012. (Xinhua/Zhang Jian)
Several cosplayers pose for photo at the 7th International Animation & Comics Expo (Shijiazhuang) in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China's Hebei Province, Sept. 29, 2012. The five-day expo kicked off here on Saturday. (Xinhua/Wang Min)
Visitors watch a fan painted with West Lake scenery at the first China fan art festival in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 29, 2012. The festival which kicked off here on Saturday displayed more than 2,000 items including handmade fans and tools. (Xinhua/Li Zhong)
People watch the national flag raising ceremony at the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, Oct 1, 2012. [Photo/Xinhua]
BEIJING, CHINA - OCTOBER 01: Victoria Azarenka (Left) of Belarus signatures for her fans after winning against Alize Cornet of France during the Day 3 of China Open at the China National Tennis Center on October 1, 2012 in Beijing, China.
Protesters wave Hong Kong colonial flags during a protest demanding for self-governance outside the Chinese liaison office on China's National Day in Hong Kong October 1, 2012. China celebrates the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on Monday. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
A pro-democracy protester clashes with police during an anti-China protest outside the venue where the flag-raising ceremony for China's national day will be held in Hong Kong October 1, 2012. China celebrates the 63rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on Monday. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
A policeman gestures in front of a Home Depot store, after its Chinese employee's reported the store had shut down without notifying them in advance, in Zhengzhou, Henan province, September 14, 2012. When Wal-Mart Stores Inc drew a rush of 80,000 shoppers on the opening day of its first China supercentre in 1996, the world's most populous country looked like easy pickings for the top global retailers. Flash forward to 2012 and China has been a tougher market than expected. Overseas names from Britain's Tesco Plc to Germany's Metro AG are slowing their Chinese expansion, while Hong Kong-listed Sun Art Retail Group Ltd has overtaken Wal-Mart as the country's top hypermarket chain. The move last month by U.S. home improvement chain Home Depot Inc to close its big box stores inChina served up the latest evidence of foreign retailers' struggle with a crowded market, slowing economy and tough competition in a country that was once their best hope for growth.
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SHANGHAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 30: (CHINA OUT) Vehicles wait in line at a highway toll station on September 30, 2012 in Shanghai, China. Heavy congestion clogged highways on Sunday due to a national toll-free policy in place for the holidays.
Tourists gather to watch surging tide on the bank of Qiantang River in Haining City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 1, 2012. More than 170,000 tourists came here to watch the Qiantang River tide, annual natural spectacle caused by the gravity of the moon. (Xinhua/Shen Da)
The horse fighting competition attracts spectators at Gulongpo in Xiangfen Township of Rongshui Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Oct. 1, 2012. People in Rongshui County held horse fighting competitions to celebrate harvest and the National Day of China. (Xinhua/Long Linzhi)
Vehicles run smoothly on the Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, the world's longest cross-sea bridge, in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 1, 2012. Chinese government carries out a new policy that has made most expressways in the country toll free for passenger cars with fewer than seven seats during China's eight-day "Golden Week" holiday bridging Mid-Autumn Festival and the National Day holiday. Under this policy, traffic snarled at some expressway toll gates across the country on Sunday. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)
Passengers are seen on a train of subway line No. 3 in Tianjin, north China, Oct. 1, 2012. The 29.7-kilometer-long subway line, which has 23 stations, was put into a trial operation on Monday. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)
An aerobatic display is staged to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, in Liuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 30, 2012. Mid-Autumn Festival, which falls on Sept. 30 this year, is a traditional Chinese festival, with the convention of family reunion and eating mooncakes. (Xinhua/Chen Ruihua)
Participants adjust their house models during the "Building Beijing Brick by Brick" activity of Beijing Design Week held at the 751D·park in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2012. People participating in the two-part interactive public education program were divided into 15 groups, and asked to design and build an operable Lego model that can move through Beijing to make the city more comfortable. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang
People build their house models with toy bricks during the "Building Beijing Brick by Brick" activity of Beijing Design Week held at the 751D·park in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 1, 2012. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)
A model poses for photos at Fuzhou International Auto Expo in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, Oct. 1, 2012. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan