merckx Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 It's on Sky News now. http://news.sky.com/sky-news/content/StaticFile/jpg/2009/Jan/Week3/15204452.jpg http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/US-Plane-Crashes-Into-Hudson-River-In-New-York/Article/200901315204442?lpos=World_News_Carousel_Region_0&lid=ARTICLE_15204442_US_Plane_Crashes_Into_Hudson_River_In_New_York Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave17 Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Thats good news, bloody lucky people on board, and says alot about the skill of the pilots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erol_h Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 im suprised the plane wasn't ripped to shreds very lucky people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 It's very rare to have a succesful water landing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 It's very rare to have a succesful water landing. Christ thats pretty much unheard of in a plane this size, very lucky people and incredible the pilot managed to get it down without it breaking up. Lets hope everyone made it out okay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceRocket Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 Hmm spooky, I've just started re-reading Michael Crichton's '"Airframe" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 thats the first one that resembles the in flight safety manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 It's very rare to have a succesful water landing. That's exactly what I was thinking, imagine how scary that would be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erol_h Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 i thought planes couldnt land on water Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted January 15, 2009 Share Posted January 15, 2009 i thought planes couldnt land on water They're not really designed to! But can just about do it in the right conditions. Normally the engines get ripped off which can sever the wings resulting in the fuselage flipping and a huge fireball. It's extremely rare that one has made it without a large loss of life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I thought planes could fly with one engine? Couldn't he have got it somewhere better? Like an airport? Maybe reading the story will answer my question! //edit: Poor info from work colleagues, it seems it's an A320, so doesn't have 4 engines, and BOTH engines were taken out by birds - that makes it the worlds biggest glider!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Top marks to the pilot for getting the plane down in the water with no loss of life! ..... but could it happen if the plane was on a giant conveyor belt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 That pilot is going to get SO many free drinks. Remarkable piloting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Pity nobody filmed the landing, that'd have been an incredible sight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konrad Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Wow that's a proper skills! And to think he done it with full tank! Bravo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Someone has to have a video of that. Skillz from the pilot Gaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Wake up people, it's just a cunning move by the pilot to promote his company - Safety Reliability Methods Inc Clever guy, very clever. http://safetyreliability.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl_S Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 An ex-fighter pilot, with a 40 year flying career, and so much knowledge on the subject. From the little bit I have read on line, he scrubbed loads off his air-speed, and kept the nose up for as long as possible so that the engines would not be ripped off, or cause the nose to dip and bring the plane underwater. This guy is a true hero and deserves every accolade. His name: Chesley Sullenberger The Third. I feel for the geese that allegedly took the engines out though, along with the person that broke both of their legs. The co-pilot needs biggin' up too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soop Dogg Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 ..... but could it happen if the plane was on a giant conveyor belt? Don't be silly - everybody knows it wouldn't have made it into the air in the first place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lbm Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 An ex-fighter pilot, with a 40 year flying career, and so much knowledge on the subject. From the little bit I have read on line, he scrubbed loads off his air-speed, and kept the nose up for as long as possible so that the engines would not be ripped off, or cause the nose to dip and bring the plane underwater. This guy is a true hero and deserves every accolade. His name: Chesley Sullenberger The Third. I feel for the geese that allegedly took the engines out though, along with the person that broke both of their legs. The co-pilot needs biggin' up too. Well done the co-pilot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I thought planes could fly with one engine? Couldn't he have got it somewhere better? Like an airport? Maybe reading the story will answer my question! //edit: Poor info from work colleagues, it seems it's an A320, so doesn't have 4 engines, and BOTH engines were taken out by birds - that makes it the worlds biggest glider!! Might not have made much difference if it had more engines. I believe this happened on climbout - i.e. just after takeoff when the aircraft at close to maximum power, trying to get airspeed and altitude. If a jet suffers an engine problem of any kind during this part of the flight it can be very tricky indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Might not have made much difference if it had more engines. I believe this happened on climbout - i.e. just after takeoff when the aircraft at close to maximum power, trying to get airspeed and altitude. If a jet suffers an engine problem of any kind during this part of the flight it can be very tricky indeed. Furry muff, I must read more of the OP before commenting in future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I smell a hoax. Surely with both engines out it'd be up there until they could bring it back down somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest V1 rotate V2 Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 Congrats to captain Sully and his crew. I still can't believe what a great job the entire crew did, especially in such a short period of time. Well done the Cabin Crew for not letting the rear doors get opened in a ditching too. Does anyone remember the Air Ethiopia Boeing 767-260 hijacking (1996) where the perps' demanded the aircraft be piloted all the way to Australia? That didn't end so well and is more a kin to the outcome of a ditching that i would expect - ie it folded like paper. Like Carl S said, it seems absolute piloting skill saved all 150 pax on board as a resultant double engine failure during the critical phases of flight would be a worst nightmare scenario in such a heavily populated and built up area. Maverick and Goose, you got nothing on these guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceRocket Posted January 16, 2009 Share Posted January 16, 2009 I smell a hoax. Surely with both engines out it'd be up there until they could bring it back down somehow. Eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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