Thursday, January 15, 2009

Miracle on the Hudson: Everyone rescued after plane goes down in river

If you've got ready access to a television news channel you might wanna tune in right now 'cuz the story of the day is US Airways Flight 1549 from La Guardia in New York City to Charlotte, which had to land in the middle of the Hudson River after some birds hit the plane and cut out two of the engines...

The pilot was able to bring the Airbus A320 down in a controlled descent, right smack in a spot in the river that was plenty shallow without any risk of the plane sinking. The plane stayed in one piece and passengers were spotted standing on the wings awaiting rescue. Everybody got out safely.

That has got to be one of the best recoveries from an air emergency, that I can possibly recollect. And that pilot definitely deserves a medal.

at January 15, 2009

2 comments:

  1. bmovies8:08 PM, January 15, 2009

    I'm reminded of the 1977 movie, Airport 77

    http://www.amazon.com/Airport-77-Jack-Lemmon/dp/6304108842/ref=cm_lmf_tit_8

    In this movie, an airplane goes crashes and goes right underwater. The plane remains intact, and the passengers are alive. Somehow the structure of the plane keeps the water out, so theyre trapped.

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  2. bmovies8:52 PM, January 15, 2009

    Heres a clip from that movie:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QviITuOUiY

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