3winged
15th Jan 2009, 22:33
Bloody well done to that crew! It looks like all 155 POB have survived with only minor injuries and hypothermia, and I thought the life jackets were a waste of space.
To my limited knowledge, this is only the second successful water landing of passenger sized jet, where all walked (or swam) away - the first being the Nimrod off Kinloss. Can anyone correct me if I am wrong? He must have hit the water at a high(ish) alpha and at almost stall speed to avoid the engines acting as brakes and ripping the wings off.
Anyway, well done to US Airways and their crew selection process.
BZ :D
To my limited knowledge, this is only the second successful water landing of passenger sized jet, where all walked (or swam) away - the first being the Nimrod off Kinloss. Can anyone correct me if I am wrong? He must have hit the water at a high(ish) alpha and at almost stall speed to avoid the engines acting as brakes and ripping the wings off.
Anyway, well done to US Airways and their crew selection process.
BZ :D