Did the Hudson river current help?
This is a truly remarkable ditching, one that defies belief, and which deserves sustained applause for the pilots and crew.
The calm water of the Hudson clearly helped, but elsewhere I have read that the water in that river flows quite fast, although given that it is tidal I have no idea of the speed and direction of the current at the time the plane ditched.
Was the pilot helped or hindered by the current when he ditched? A 10 knot current flowing in the direction of ditching could be part of the reason why the plane remained intact. If there was a 10 knot current flowing against the direction of ditching, then this story is even more extraordinary.
Anyone know?