A320 lands in the Hudson River, New York

A320 lands in the Hudson River, New York

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reaper668

495 posts

208 months

Thursday 15th January 2009
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The Hypno-Toad said:
Two pages in and nobodys mentioned a conveyor belt on a plane thread? Standards are slipping guys.

All hail to pilots though, top work fellas!
About 12 posts ago biggrin


Seriously well done to the flight crew.

castrolcraig

18,073 posts

205 months

Thursday 15th January 2009
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towing it, maybe to sand bar of towards quay/out of deep channels?

Grand Fromage

1,518 posts

206 months

Thursday 15th January 2009
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The Hypno-Toad said:
Two pages in and nobodys mentioned a conveyor belt on a plane thread? Standards are slipping guys.

All hail to pilots though, top work fellas!
Yes they have, about four posts up.

Hope it is all ok.

OllieWinchester

5,645 posts

191 months

Thursday 15th January 2009
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The Hypno-Toad said:
Two pages in and nobodys mentioned a conveyor belt on a plane thread? Standards are slipping guys.

All hail to pilots though, top work fellas!
Yeah, apart from the guy on the first page....

ETA - too bloody slow


Edited by OllieWinchester on Thursday 15th January 21:26

The Hypno-Toad

12,247 posts

204 months

Thursday 15th January 2009
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Muntu said:
If it is pointing downstream, it could theoretically take off again...
Damn missed that one. As you were.smile

Again incredible work by the pilot.smile

Grand Fromage

1,518 posts

206 months

Thursday 15th January 2009
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OllieWinchester said:
The Hypno-Toad said:
Two pages in and nobodys mentioned a conveyor belt on a plane thread? Standards are slipping guys.

All hail to pilots though, top work fellas!
Yeah, apart from the guy on the first page....
Beat you, but we both lost to someone else

BigBen

11,610 posts

229 months

Thursday 15th January 2009
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The Hypno-Toad said:
Two pages in and nobodys mentioned a conveyor belt on a plane thread? Standards are slipping guys.
Except for a few posts above yours

BigBen said:
Muntu said:
If it is pointing downstream, it could theoretically take off again...
So you are saying the flow of the river could form some kind of aqueous conveyor belt ?

Baldinho

585 posts

213 months

Thursday 15th January 2009
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Wow, glad all safe. Apparently it aquaplaned....

Matt..

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188 months

Thursday 15th January 2009
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polar_ben

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258 months

Thursday 15th January 2009
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B17NNS

18,506 posts

246 months

Thursday 15th January 2009
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Nicol@ said:
I wonder if anyone filmed it 'land'.
Was just thinking the same thing.

With the amount of video phones out there I think there is a good chance.

Munter

31,319 posts

240 months

Thursday 15th January 2009
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Was someone really clever here.

If they only opened the front doors. And the rear of the plane is heavy. It'll float because the front doors are over the water line.

Plan (In the operations manual)? Chance? Quick thinking?

evoesque

1,034 posts

205 months

Thursday 15th January 2009
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Wow, much kudos to the pilot.

DAVE-W

544 posts

210 months

Thursday 15th January 2009
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Baldinho said:
Apparently it aquaplaned....
Badum bum tisccchhhh hehe

anonymous-user

53 months

Thursday 15th January 2009
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Munter said:
Was someone really clever here.

If they only opened the front doors. And the rear of the plane is heavy. It'll float because the front doors are over the water line.

Plan (In the operations manual)? Chance? Quick thinking?
You'd open any door that can open and get everyone out onto the slide/rafts as fast as you can.

I'd expect on a ditching the engine pods to break off. Then the c of g would be aft where the rudder elevator etc are.

y2blade

56,029 posts

214 months

Thursday 15th January 2009
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amazing no one died smile what's the temperature there this time of year?

was watching it on CMM

Edited by y2blade on Thursday 15th January 21:40

NerveAgent

3,293 posts

219 months

Thursday 15th January 2009
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These things always happen the day before I fly!!

y2blade

56,029 posts

214 months

Thursday 15th January 2009
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y2blade said:
amazing no one died smile what's the temperature there this time of year?

was watching it on CMM

Edited by y2blade on Thursday 15th January 21:40
i'll quote myself to answer my own question


-7 degs eek

thinfourth2

32,414 posts

203 months

Thursday 15th January 2009
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Munter said:
Was someone really clever here.

If they only opened the front doors. And the rear of the plane is heavy. It'll float because the front doors are over the water line.

Plan (In the operations manual)? Chance? Quick thinking?
I was going to say physics as the doors under water would of had pressure on them

But plane doors open inwards so i am talking bks



Marc W

3,782 posts

210 months

Thursday 15th January 2009
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el stovey said:
Munter said:
Was someone really clever here.

If they only opened the front doors. And the rear of the plane is heavy. It'll float because the front doors are over the water line.

Plan (In the operations manual)? Chance? Quick thinking?
You'd open any door that can open and get everyone out onto the slide/rafts as fast as you can.

I'd expect on a ditching the engine pods to break off. Then the c of g would be aft where the rudder elevator etc are.
I've flown up to Scotland a few times in these. The emergency instructions say in the event of ditching people to use the wing exits to move onto the wings. (Which it looks like it exactly what happened.) Plus is says the inflatable emergency stairs can be infalted and detached as life rafts.