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10 Years Ago Today US1549 Successfully Ditches in the Hudson River
Posted on 1/15/19 at 9:50 am
Posted on 1/15/19 at 9:50 am
After a bird strike at 3000 feet after takeoff from New York's LaGuardia airport the aircraft loses power in both engines. Pilots Sullenburger and Skiles make the decision to ditch the aircraft in the Hudson River. Their professional training, calmness under duress, and decision making save the lives of all on board and possibly others on the ground.
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The aircraft is on display at the Carolina Aviation Museum in Charlotte, flight 1549's scheduled destination that day.
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The aircraft is on display at the Carolina Aviation Museum in Charlotte, flight 1549's scheduled destination that day.
This post was edited on 1/15/19 at 9:57 am
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Posted on 1/15/19 at 9:52 am to RedFoxx
I have listened to the flight recording when it was posted here before. It is crazy how calm everyone involved remained throughout that whole thing.
Posted on 1/15/19 at 9:57 am to RedFoxx
Can someone explain like I'm 5 why the plane didn't sink in the Hudson?
This post was edited on 1/15/19 at 9:57 am
Posted on 1/15/19 at 9:57 am to Bottom9
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Can someone explain like I'm 5 why the plane didn't sink in the Hudson?
Jet fuel is lighter and more buoyant than water. Also, the A320 has a setting for ditching in water that seals certain openings.
This post was edited on 1/15/19 at 9:59 am
Posted on 1/15/19 at 9:58 am to Bottom9
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Can someone explain like I'm 5 why the plane didn't sink in the Hudson?
Most of the passengers on board were on their way to a clown convention and their luggage was full of balloon animals.
This post was edited on 1/15/19 at 9:59 am
Posted on 1/15/19 at 9:59 am to RedFoxx
Sully. Great movie.
Posted on 1/15/19 at 9:59 am to Bottom9
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Can someone explain like I'm 5 why the plane didn't sink in the Hudson?
The forces at work in buoyancy. The object floats at rest because the upward force of buoyancy is equal to the downward force of gravity.
In physics, buoyancy (/'b??.?nsi, 'bu?j?n-/)[1][2] or upthrust, is an upward force exerted by a fluid that opposes the weight of an immersed object
Posted on 1/15/19 at 9:59 am to Bottom9
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Can someone explain like I'm 5 why the plane didn't sink in the Hudson?
jet fuel is lighter than water
Posted on 1/15/19 at 10:10 am to 777Tiger
Jet fuel in water can’t melt steel beams.
Posted on 1/15/19 at 10:14 am to RedFoxx
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Charlotte, flight 1549's scheduled destination that day.
And to think I live in Charlotte and was in Charlotte that very day.
Posted on 1/15/19 at 10:16 am to Displaced
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Most of the passengers on board were on their way to a clown convention and their luggage was full of balloon animals.
probably the most plausible explanation
Posted on 1/15/19 at 10:20 am to Bottom9
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Can someone explain like I'm 5 why the plane didn't sink in the Hudson?
Boats
Posted on 1/15/19 at 10:20 am to RedFoxx
It's crazy how much shite that guy has been through
Posted on 1/15/19 at 10:23 am to RedFoxx
They didn’t even activate the “ditch switch”. Which is even more amazing. Too busy trying to restart the engines.
Posted on 1/15/19 at 10:23 am to RedFoxx
I was thinking about this yesterday, and remembered previously listening to the recording.
I'm surprised that there wasn't more dialog between the pilots and ATC exactly what they were having to do.
I'm surprised that there wasn't more dialog between the pilots and ATC exactly what they were having to do.
Posted on 1/15/19 at 10:24 am to cubsfan5150
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It's crazy how much shite that guy has been through
Not to mention, overcame a debilitating "crooked like a question mark" back disease.
Posted on 1/15/19 at 10:25 am to kywildcatfanone
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I'm surprised that there wasn't more dialog between the pilots and ATC
uh, they were a little busy at the time
Posted on 1/15/19 at 10:25 am to kywildcatfanone
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I'm surprised that there wasn't more dialog between the pilots and ATC exactly what they were having to do
Aviate, navigate, communicate. In that order.
Posted on 1/15/19 at 10:27 am to 777Tiger
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uh, they were a little busy at the time
If I remember the audio, he made a barely intelligible comment about being in the Hudson, was just thinking they might be more descriptive after that decision was made.
Posted on 1/15/19 at 10:30 am to kywildcatfanone
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he made a barely intelligible comment about being in the Hudson,
he told them that he couldn't make the pavement and they were going into the Hudson, I guess it was such an incredible statement to the controllers that it completely flew by them, didn't respond
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