Plane Down in Hudson River - NYC
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Yeah, i'm pretty sure this is indeed the first successful ditch of a large airliner.
I was one of those who didn't think it was possible, and that the water landing briefings were bunk.. i was wrong. :P
I was one of those who didn't think it was possible, and that the water landing briefings were bunk.. i was wrong. :P
The other successful ditching was the Ethiopian 767 that ran out of fuel.The landing would have been less eventful if the crew hadn't been having an argument with a hijacker at the moment of impact!
Kudos to this crew for accomplishing this!
Kudos to this crew for accomplishing this!
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Also great that the boats got there quick enough to get the survivors.
A passenger who was on one of the ferry boats that took part in the rescue stated that he ferry he was on arrived in about two minutes after the airliner ditched in the river.
NYC police now report that all passengers have been rescued with no serious injuries. Divers have gone into the cabin to assure that all persons have been rescued.
Numerous reports from various sources all state that the ditching was caused by bird strikes causing the failure of one engine and then shortly the second engine failed.
No matter the cause, an excellent job of ditching by the crew, also an excellent job by the cabin crew in the evacuation. Superb response by the local ferry boats should be noted as well.
Again, no reports at this time of any serious or critical injuries. Let us hope that stays true.
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Wikipedia has a few : Water landing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Great work
Passengers who survived the ditching said it was smooth landing, well done to the crew great work they even took the time to make the emergency announcement .all passenger survived .150 sole on board.
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Those FlightAware tracking numbers from STN Ramp Rat look like they might show a remarkable text book job - please let all be safe - because if they are, there's a few guys / girls who've earned many lifetime's cool free beers after work 
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Watching it on CNN, those guys earned their salary this month for sure! And what will their beers taste good tonight.
It is now more then 50 minutes since it ditched and it's still afloat.
Just out of interest, some questions for the A320 guys:
-does it have a ditching pushbutton (as a A330 has, closing outflow valves and vents etc)?
-what's the powersource after a double flameout, emer gen or battery?
It is now more then 50 minutes since it ditched and it's still afloat.
Just out of interest, some questions for the A320 guys:
-does it have a ditching pushbutton (as a A330 has, closing outflow valves and vents etc)?
-what's the powersource after a double flameout, emer gen or battery?
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What an incredible job by PF. Of course not all facts out yet, but if it is true that everyone is accounted for and safe, then this must be a first, right? Anyone else know of an example of a commercial ditching with no loss of life and (apparently at least) managing to maintain structural integrity. Maybe some good news in the world at last! Can't wait to hear the crews account if/when it is made public.
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anybody knows how many minutes the aircraft remained in the floating attitude?
on the A320 AOM there are no clues for the probable floating time, and this number would be "nice to know" for all the bus-drivers.
from the picture i saw, the attitude is exactly the same estimated by airbus on the AOM (assuming there were no structural damages) and that gives an idea that the crew did an excellent job bringing the aircraft down fairly intact
on the A320 AOM there are no clues for the probable floating time, and this number would be "nice to know" for all the bus-drivers.
from the picture i saw, the attitude is exactly the same estimated by airbus on the AOM (assuming there were no structural damages) and that gives an idea that the crew did an excellent job bringing the aircraft down fairly intact
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A320 has a ditching pushbutton so it can be prepared quickly.
Emer Gen comes off the RAT which obviously is useless at low speed and I guess when you are ditching you are as slow as possible.
BAT power only at touchdown I'd say.
Emer Gen comes off the RAT which obviously is useless at low speed and I guess when you are ditching you are as slow as possible.
BAT power only at touchdown I'd say.
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Watching Sky it looks as though it is lashed to an FDNY fireboat and is being moved.
Shot showed a rope/strop wrapped round upper fuselage through the front doors
Shot showed a rope/strop wrapped round upper fuselage through the front doors