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U.S. Airways Jet Crashes in Hudson River


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#21 Pilot James

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 04:28 PM

On the link i posted, they said that its 20 degrees.

I think all the people escaped from the plane so thats a good thing!  :hrmm:

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 04:29 PM

No deaths only minor injuries. Props to those pilots.

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 04:31 PM

Considering what he had to deal with not dipping a wing and it is just outstanding airmanship, he is a hero!
I don't know Airbus hydraulic systems but I wonder if he had a rat or some hydraulic accumulators for some hydraulic power.

Edited by LAPTOP GAMER, 15 January 2009 - 04:36 PM.


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Posted 15 January 2009 - 04:36 PM

:hrmm:

Grats to the pilots! I can only imagine how hard it must have been to keep it in one peice!

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 04:36 PM

That water would be unbearable cold.

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 04:39 PM

View PostLAPTOP GAMER, on Jan 15 2009, 09:31 PM, said:

Considering what he had to deal with not dipping a wing and it is just outstanding airmanship, he is a hero!
I don't know Airbus hydraulic systems but I wonder if he had a rat or some hydraulic accumulators for some hydraulic power.

IIRC, Airbus don't use the engines for all their hydraulics :hrmm: (correct me if wrong)

Anyway, great job to the pilots, some crazy skill :hrmm:

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 04:40 PM

First time I have seen a successful water landing! Good job pilots and crew and well done for making sure everyone survived. Good to know that this is probably not caused by human error!

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 04:41 PM

All I can say at this time is:

US Airways is going to lose money on fuel and passenger compensation of tickets, but US Airways is probably thinking:

"CHA-CHING!!!!!!!!!!!!"

On the insurance money they're going to collect for this water-damaged totalled bird.

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 04:43 PM

View PostArchie Bunker, on Jan 15 2009, 04:41 PM, said:

All I can say at this time is:

US Airways is going to lose money on fuel and passenger compensation of tickets, but US Airways is probably thinking:

"CHA-CHING!!!!!!!!!!!!"

On the insurance money they're going to collect for this water-damaged totalled bird.

:hrmm:

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 04:44 PM

View PostPoseidon, on Jan 15 2009, 09:43 PM, said:

View PostArchie Bunker, on Jan 15 2009, 04:41 PM, said:

All I can say at this time is:

US Airways is going to lose money on fuel and passenger compensation of tickets, but US Airways is probably thinking:

"CHA-CHING!!!!!!!!!!!!"

On the insurance money they're going to collect for this water-damaged totalled bird.

:hrmm:
I've always wondered if a successful plane crash ie. BA 777 @ Heathrow and this one, lead to a happy airline marketing manager or an unhappy one.

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 04:46 PM

This is amazing! Once of the very few crashes where everyone survives, and its amazing how it stayed in one peice. Gotta thank those pilots and Airbus :hrmm: amazing job.

Cant beleive that it was a double bird strike if it was true, pretty odd.

And for the hydraulics, it has like a 3 system fail safe so im pretty sure the hydraulics were fine as the engines went out.

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 04:49 PM

It seems the pilots did everything right, the plane looks perfectly intact. Just glad there was no fatalities.

#33 Niick

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 04:51 PM

Well technically if you are going to have a bird strike there is usually a large flock of birds around, and that can mean a great chance of one being ingested in the engine. Just think about what could technically happen if a large flock of birds flies in front of the plane at exactly the right time!

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 04:51 PM

FAA---says flock of stupid birds caused this :hrmm:

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 04:52 PM

View PostARanc, on Jan 15 2009, 05:49 PM, said:

the plane looks perfectly intact.

Erm, lol...

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 04:53 PM

View PostIndependance76, on Jan 15 2009, 09:52 PM, said:

View PostARanc, on Jan 15 2009, 05:49 PM, said:

the plane looks perfectly intact.

Erm, lol...


Erm... it is haha

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 04:54 PM

View PostNiick, on Jan 15 2009, 05:53 PM, said:

View PostIndependance76, on Jan 15 2009, 09:52 PM, said:

View PostARanc, on Jan 15 2009, 05:49 PM, said:

the plane looks perfectly intact.

Erm, lol...


Erm... it is haha


I suspect that it isn't going to fly out of there though  :hrmm:

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 04:58 PM

Thanks to the Fly-By Wire system!
I can't imagine looking out the window and all of a sudden you go down into a river! Terrifying!

It shows that US Airways Crew are properly trained. The Captain should feel like a hero. Too bad for the birds.
When an aircraft goes into a body of water; inside the Cabin, can water get in? I know that Air passes through the engines to the Cabin.

View PostIndependance76, on Jan 15 2009, 04:54 PM, said:

View PostNiick, on Jan 15 2009, 05:53 PM, said:

View PostIndependance76, on Jan 15 2009, 09:52 PM, said:

View PostARanc, on Jan 15 2009, 05:49 PM, said:

the plane looks perfectly intact.

Erm, lol...


Erm... it is haha


I suspect that it isn't going to fly out of there though  :hrmm:

It could get fixed or sent to the scrap yard, depending on its current condition.

Anyone want to fix a wet soaking aircraft?

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 04:58 PM

View PostSaleen757, on Jan 16 2009, 08:56 AM, said:

When an aircraft goes into a body of water; inside the Cabin, can water get in?

Yes, lol.

According to some live newscast I watched earlier some people were in knee deep of water.

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 04:58 PM

Its going to float out.