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U.S. Airways Jet Crashes in Hudson River


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#41 David_Lee_Roth

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 05:01 PM

View Postdolbinau, on Jan 15 2009, 05:58 PM, said:

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.


And also, I'm no expert on buoyancy and stuff like that, only in eighth grade, but wouldn't they have gotten quite a jolt if the engines were out before they hit, and after it all settled, when they first opened the doors, the plane would sink a foot/two about instantly due to the fact it would be trying to escape?

View PostNiick, on Jan 15 2009, 05:58 PM, said:

Its going to float out.


Only European airlines are trained to do that  :hrmm:

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 05:02 PM

Its amazing how its floating, ive never seen that before. Im guessing its getting help now, but until the rescue boats got there, it stayed afloat!

Update on passengers: Its now to 151 passengers that were onboard

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 05:03 PM

Clearer image.
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Great piloting, nobody is hurt so it seems.

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 05:05 PM

Wow, that's impressive. I say it's pretty lucky no one died in this crash or the Continental 737 crash. Props to the pilot for getting her down! :hrmm:

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 05:08 PM

Any landing you swim away from is a good one. HA

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 05:09 PM

Thank god the Hudson is so full of boats all the time-for rescue--if it went down in the Atlantic :hrmm:

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 05:10 PM

With the limited information I know, here's some quick facts...

1) 300 agl, you loose both engines...  you're going down..  it's sheer luck the plane ditched in tact.  Goes to show you how well airplanes are built together.
2) Jet fuel is lighter than water, as a matter of fact, it floats on top of water.  This is why the plane is buoyant right now.
3) Great job by the flight crew and cabin crew for evacuating the aircraft in a timely matter.  
4) Kudos to the passengers interviewed for explaining to the media that flight crew are trained, it was an emergency, and there was very little panic.
5) Shame on the media for trying to get the passengers to hint towards a fear of death
6) It's rare for bird ingestion to bring down a multi-engined aircraft.  If it was 1 engine, the aircraft could continue the climb and circle to land on 1 engine.  When you loose 2..  it's an act of Mother Nature, you can't avoid it, and you can't predict where the birds will fly to (they don't stay in a straight line)
7) Water will seep into the aircraft eventually..  unless the aircraft is pressurized.  At such a low altitude, it's not pressurized, and there are actually gaps in the door seals.  Those will be sealed once the aircraft starts to be pressurized, until then, it's not water tight.

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 05:16 PM

This is insane.

Now THIS is why I always read the safety cards before pushback!

And all aboard survived? 151? I can hardly believe it.

They should be able to get the recorders in no time. Also, this crash finally proves that the crash position really works at a slow impact.

Edited by Independence76, 15 January 2009 - 05:16 PM.


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Posted 15 January 2009 - 05:19 PM

Seen one safety card, seen 'em all bud :hrmm:

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 05:20 PM

"In the unlikely event of a water landing, please take the replacement ferry"

ERROR: YOU'RE DOING IT WRONG... YOU ARE A PLANE. YOU AREN'T MEANT TO FLOAT.

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 05:20 PM

I'd like to watch this crash on Air Crash Investigation. Great show. :hrmm:

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 05:21 PM

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 05:21 PM

I wonder if the APU was still running providing electrical power to run a hydraulic power so he had some control, just my theory, Airbus experts chime in.

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 05:22 PM

Oh yeh forgot to say.. My brother said: Even though no tarmac was involved I bet theres still a few skid marks about

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 05:23 PM

Great that it is alright! Can't imagine what people were thinking that were in the city seeing this large aircraft so low and out of place, another terrorist attack would run through my mind, great that it wasn't. Excellent job by the crew and passengers!

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 05:26 PM

View PostNiick, on Jan 15 2009, 06:22 PM, said:

Oh yeh forgot to say.. My brother said: Even though no tarmac was involved I bet theres still a few skid marks about
Haha  :hrmm:

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 05:26 PM

How deep in the water in that part of the river? I assume that the passengers there are standing on the wing? As well as the raft?

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 05:28 PM

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 05:30 PM

NWILKSON to clear things up, the cabin is always pressurized to 6000ft once its at the ground or some amount. It is always pressurized before takoff.


And I think that the A320 will be able to be reused later once its repared as there might not be much damage other than  probably small internal wing structure cracks and water damage. Hopefully it will be reused.

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Posted 15 January 2009 - 05:38 PM

View PostSergeBMW, on Jan 15 2009, 05:30 PM, said:

NWILKSON to clear things up, the cabin is always pressurized to 6000ft once its at the ground or some amount. It is always pressurized before takoff.


And I think that the A320 will be able to be reused later once its repared as there might not be much damage other than  probably small internal wing structure cracks and water damage. Hopefully it will be reused.
It's going to require 100% mechanical part replacement.

It's similar to a car being in a flood, you can dry it out and replace what is visually in need of repair, but it will still run like crap at one kink in the line.