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Be so quiet? >> you know, in modern cases of hijackings, never mind 9/11, but since then, a plane every other year or so gets hijacked. and most of those, it's been the passengers ever since 9/11, they've learned to watch out. and most cases, some crazy hijacker in the passenger cabin will get up and get something going. and passengers just overwhelm him. that's how most of these things come out lately. in this case we don't know. >> is it possible we'll never know, bob? >> you know, that occurs to me. all of my years as a reporter, i never would say it in any crash because the investigators, ...

That's when a pilot touches wheels down briefly and returns to the air in one fell swoop without stopping. for fighter pilots, the maneuver is routine, one that can save their rielives if a landing muse an aborted. >> in may of 2000, he supervises a british pilot. >> he was getting a familiarization for the aircraft before he went on to some phase training. >> once the british pilot competes the touch and go, he takes over. >> i say okay, he's been flying for an hour and a half. i've got to have a minute on the stick. and that's when i put the wheels up after the touch and go. >> but then, bot...

Destroyed. but both pie plots survive the violent ejection process. >> this has a miniature detonating cord above you which literally explodes the canopy above your head so the seat can go through faster. i remember one of the biggest memories of the whole event was this big white flash right in my face. it felt like i exploded myself. then that seat goes up through, up to 20 g acceleration. the ejection force itself, i really remembered a strong pain in the small of my back. and when the chute opened up again, that was to reconfirm the pain if my back. i hit the ground pretty hard, and i did ...