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U.S. Airways A320 Lands in Hudson River
« on: 16-Jan-2009, 00:46:46 »


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28678669/

This is pretty big news here in the USA, it's on every channel right now so I'm sure my fellow American Rebels are already aware of this. It's awesome everyone made it out okay. I always had the belief that, water or land, if the plane goes down you're fucked. Apparently the thing is still floating! On the news they're showing it drifting down the Hudson river  :shocked:

For the lazy: The incident happened shortly after takeoff. Apparently the Airbus lost both engines after hitting a flock of birds. According to witnesses the plane made a controlled landing into the river.
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Re: U.S. Airways A320 Lands in Hudson River
« Reply #1 on: 16-Jan-2009, 01:06:35 »
I'm a huge distance away and I heard about that a few hours ago... but I would like to see proper images
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Re: U.S. Airways A320 Lands in Hudson River
« Reply #2 on: 16-Jan-2009, 01:10:40 »
There's a slide show in that link I provided. I don't think anyone has it on video - or at least, a video hasn't surfaced yet.
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Re: U.S. Airways A320 Lands in Hudson River
« Reply #3 on: 16-Jan-2009, 01:20:15 »
My brother just told me some minutes ago... good to hear everyone is ok.

Pretty cool to see the airplane in one peace floating down the Hudson :whistle:
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Re: U.S. Airways A320 Lands in Hudson River
« Reply #4 on: 16-Jan-2009, 01:32:24 »
wow good to know it has floating abilities... and lucky they had a controlled landing, otherwise the impact from the water would surely have broken the plane hull...

Glad to see everyone walk/swim out without problems :) I'm sure in some other countries and with some other companies / airplanes, the outcome would've been quite different...
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Re: U.S. Airways A320 Lands in Hudson River
« Reply #5 on: 16-Jan-2009, 01:42:40 »
i used to ditch planes in water all the time in flight simulator ...

this is one rare example of how it should be done ;)

hats off to the pilots  :good: :good:
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Re: U.S. Airways A320 Lands in Hudson River
« Reply #6 on: 16-Jan-2009, 02:00:28 »
Wow! Nice job to the pilots, and I'm very glad to hear everyone is OK.
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Re: U.S. Airways A320 Lands in Hudson River
« Reply #7 on: 16-Jan-2009, 02:10:59 »
Yeah, been following the news thru CNN, glad no one is seriously hurt.

technically nothing can land on water...  :roll:
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Re: U.S. Airways A320 Lands in Hudson River
« Reply #8 on: 16-Jan-2009, 02:23:34 »
It was all over the news here right after it went down, there was tv coverage of it just minutes after it went down...

Great that everyone got out... :good:
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Re: U.S. Airways A320 Lands in Hudson River
« Reply #9 on: 16-Jan-2009, 02:30:20 »
Impressive save by the pilots. :shocked: Good thing no casulties occurred! :good:
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Re: U.S. Airways A320 Lands in Hudson River
« Reply #10 on: 16-Jan-2009, 03:41:55 »
Quote from: bmagni on 16-Jan-2009, 02:10:59
technically nothing can land on water...  :roll:
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Re: U.S. Airways A320 Lands in Hudson River
« Reply #11 on: 16-Jan-2009, 08:59:15 »
good Airbus quality !!!!!

a big thanks to the pilot that nobody died yesterday, we know other tragedies.  :good:
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Re: U.S. Airways A320 Lands in Hudson River
« Reply #12 on: 16-Jan-2009, 09:41:57 »
Quote from: bmagni on 16-Jan-2009, 02:10:59

technically nothing can land on water...  :roll:

You can land on ice... and ice is water :mrgreen: :whistle:
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Re: U.S. Airways A320 Lands in Hudson River
« Reply #13 on: 16-Jan-2009, 11:37:46 »
Quote from: danidmas on 16-Jan-2009, 09:41:57
You can land on ice... and ice is water :mrgreen: :whistle:


Hehe I think the key word and pun here is "Land" Dani.... :lol: ;)
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Re: U.S. Airways A320 Lands in Hudson River
« Reply #14 on: 16-Jan-2009, 12:17:19 »
Quote from: brembo on 16-Jan-2009, 11:37:46

Hehe I think the key word and pun here is "Land" Dani.... :lol: ;)

I know I know... but how do you say when an airplane "lands" in, let's say, Groenland, which is pretty much all covered on ice? Ice-land? ;) It's not technically "land", but it's not water either...

I need more coffee :morning: :lol:
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Re: U.S. Airways A320 Lands in Hudson River
« Reply #15 on: 16-Jan-2009, 13:10:08 »
well done by the pilots....water landings are usually more devastating than emergency landings on land. Incredible achievment to keep the plane in one piece.
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Re: U.S. Airways A320 Lands in Hudson River
« Reply #16 on: 16-Jan-2009, 21:17:49 »
Pilot was an ex-fighter jet flier. Apparently he took control knowing exactly how to safely land the jet in the water, going against what "ground control" was telling him to do. Amazing that everyone survived. The Pilot also made sure 3 times that no one was left on the plane. Well fucking done!
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Re: U.S. Airways A320 Lands in Hudson River
« Reply #17 on: 16-Jan-2009, 22:54:28 »
he shows the world, that an old man has good eyperience to do such things, good job, he deserves the medal from NY major Bloomberg.
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Re: U.S. Airways A320 Lands in Hudson River
« Reply #18 on: 17-Jan-2009, 12:01:17 »
Quote from: danidmas on 16-Jan-2009, 12:17:19
I know I know... but how do you say when an airplane "lands" in, let's say, Groenland, which is pretty much all covered on ice? Ice-land? ;) It's not technically "land", but it's not water either...

I need more coffee :morning: :lol:

LOL this is such things me and my friends can use alot of time discussing.... :lol:

And dont bring Iceland into this also now, but there you land on Keflavik and I did last summer no ice there... ;)

So if you land on Iceland you land on tarmac not ice.... :mrgreen:
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Re: U.S. Airways A320 Lands in Hudson River
« Reply #19 on: 19-Jan-2009, 16:30:51 »
Quote from: brembo on 17-Jan-2009, 12:01:17
LOL this is such things me and my friends can use alot of time discussing.... :lol:

And dont bring Iceland into this also now, but there you land on Keflavik and I did last summer no ice there... ;)

So if you land on Iceland you land on tarmac not ice.... :mrgreen:

Who said Iceland? I said ice-land in Groenland......... :lol:
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