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US Airways Jet crashes in Hudson River in NYC
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| Jan 15, 2009
Posted on 01/15/2009 12:47:38 PM PST by Red Steel
Breaking now of Fox News.
TOPICS: Breaking News; US: New Jersey; US: New York; US: North Carolina
KEYWORDS: aerospace; airlines; charlotte; clt; flight1549; hudsonriver; laguardia; laguardiaairport; lga; nywaterway; planecrash; prayers; rescue; usair; weehawken
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To: CindyDawg
I’m sure he did! And, I’m sure his wife is one relieved woman tonight.
521
posted on
01/15/2009 8:44:23 PM PST
by
keepitreal
(Obama brings change: an international crisis (terrorism) within 6 months)
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
Did you see this on the pilot?
To: Ezekiel
"
A Freeper took note and published the warning on that day." If only the world would pay more attention to Freerepublic! ;o)
523
posted on
01/15/2009 9:11:27 PM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(The beginning of the O'Bummer administration looks a lot like the end of the Nixon administration)
524
posted on
01/15/2009 9:18:50 PM PST
by
Smokin' Joe
(How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
To: Tennessee_Bob
Or you could have Dick Cheney ride on top of the engine cowling with his shotgun.
525
posted on
01/15/2009 9:24:42 PM PST
by
Kickass Conservative
(Democracy, two wolves and one sheep deciding what's for dinner.)
To: freema
Thanks for posting those other sites.
526
posted on
01/15/2009 9:31:28 PM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(The beginning of the O'Bummer administration looks a lot like the end of the Nixon administration)
To: CindyDawg
"
I was remarking to my husband that he is only 57 but looks about 80" I was thinking the same thing; he looks much older than 57, it must be from spending so much time worrying about the responsibilities of flying so many people around.
527
posted on
01/15/2009 9:36:55 PM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(The beginning of the O'Bummer administration looks a lot like the end of the Nixon administration)
To: nutmeg
To: wolf78; metmom
I saw a post to that effect too. That the men stood back and let the women and children out first.
While admirable if true, I wonder if this really happened. Letting the women and children off first sounds like a good and chivalrous thing to do.
But all of us that have been on many airplanes also know that trying to do this would be tough to pull off without dangerously slowing the overall evacuation. Seems to me that just evacuating in order as the rows of seats go out...would be fastest.
Dunno. It would be nice to think that the “women and children first” ethic was alive and well. But it would be sad if it resulted in a clusterf*** in the aisles.
529
posted on
01/15/2009 9:40:14 PM PST
by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: united1000
530
posted on
01/15/2009 9:48:37 PM PST
by
editor-surveyor
(The beginning of the O'Bummer administration looks a lot like the end of the Nixon administration)
To: AFPhys
What an excellent and very interesting post in #428! Thank you for your insight, and for your service to our country in the Air Force.
531
posted on
01/15/2009 9:55:25 PM PST
by
nutmeg
(No terrorist attacks on U.S. soil since 9/11/01. Thank you President Bush.)
To: Tennessee_Bob; AFPhys
Got to give Airbus some props for building a tough jet.Heard some expert say (on one of the many news reports tonight about this jet crash) that this Airbus model has more bouyancy than other models of planes, ie Boeing 737. Anyone else know anything about this?
532
posted on
01/15/2009 9:58:21 PM PST
by
nutmeg
(No terrorist attacks on U.S. soil since 9/11/01. Thank you President Bush.)
To: Blueflag
Very interesting post (#335). Thank you!
533
posted on
01/15/2009 10:02:01 PM PST
by
nutmeg
(No terrorist attacks on U.S. soil since 9/11/01. Thank you President Bush.)
To: paul51
i’m sure that you are correct on that.
would probably be odd if they did.
534
posted on
01/15/2009 10:09:09 PM PST
by
machogirl
(not one of Rush's top-ten gal names)
To: saminfl
Don’t laugh... some people actually did just that.
To: united1000
Sully had a glider license. Must have known He'd need it flying Airbuses.
536
posted on
01/15/2009 10:47:44 PM PST
by
ME-262
(Stick it to the Man! - Down with Obama!)
To: keepitreal
You can even tell if the pilot is former AF or Navy. AF pilots “float” the plane to the runway. Navy pilots tend to stick em down ala a carrier landing.
537
posted on
01/15/2009 10:49:49 PM PST
by
Kozak
(USA 7/4/1776 to 1/20/2009 Requiescat In Pace)
To: Saint Reagan
Because it was one channel down from CNBC which is what was on at the time. A quick surf of the other channels revealed that MSNBC had the best view at that time.
....and for the life of me, I can’t understand why I’m even bothering to answer your post.
Have a nice day.
538
posted on
01/16/2009 4:53:37 AM PST
by
Roccus
(I am a RINO...............I am a Conservative.)
To: nutmeg
I don’t know about buoyancy, but from some stuff I read on other boards, apparently the A320 series do have a button on the overhead console labeled “DITCHING.” Really. It closes all the various valves and ports on the bottom and sides of the aircraft (equipment cooling intakes, pressure outflow valve from the cabin, etc.) to try and keep it afloat longer.
}:-)4
539
posted on
01/16/2009 6:32:38 AM PST
by
Moose4
(Hey RNC. Don't move toward the middle. MOVE THE MIDDLE TOWARD YOU.)
To: AFPhys
Some helicopters do use a screen or deflector in front of their turbine intakes - but helicopter airspeeds are typically much lower, and those are turbines, not high-bypass turbofans which need to push through much larger amounts of air. The Sea Kings I worked with had a fibreglass fairing in front of the turbine intakes which was called a “FOD deflector”.
540
posted on
01/16/2009 6:40:52 AM PST
by
-YYZ-
(Strong like bull, smart like ox.)
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