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And no surprise, preliminary investigations have shown evidence of "body strikes" to the engines, with "organic matter and a feather" in one.

 

I am still waiting for PETA to blow a gasket over this. "Modern aviation is cruel to birds", etc.

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The plane looks in pretty good condition compared to most other water landings you see on theses Air Crash Investigation programs.

 

Water landings usually rip the plane to shreds, just shows how well the pilots handled the situation.

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I had a few opportunities to see the plane tied to the seawall as my office is a few blocks away. The area where it was extracted is actually the ferry terminal I use daily, which of course was closed for a day or two as they worked on getting the plane out. These are amazing photographs and thanks for posting.

 

I watched the plane drift down river from my office window. Amazing how fast the current in the Hudson is. Yet again, the NY Waterway ferry crew played a heroic role in saving lives. They rescued myself and my wife on 9-11 along with thousands of other people looking to escape the debris from the falling towers.

 

After this most recent plane crash, I started thinking - I think about the fact that in general, youre likely to live your entire life and never be anywhere near or involved in any kind of plane crash whatsoever. Sure, you may see it on the news or read about it, but how many instances are there where there is video or eyewitness accounts of a plane crash, or someone can say that they witnessed one? Ive seen a few videos of things like that, air show disasters, etc, but the fact that I have now been within close proximity to three large airplane crashes (150 yards from two where everybody died on 9-11, and one that happened about 1.5 miles away where everybody lived, it sort of blows my mind)

 

 

 

 

 

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QUOTE (PassTheAmmunition @ Jan 26 2009, 10:11 AM)
I had a few opportunities to see the plane tied to the seawall as my office is a few blocks away. The area where it was extracted is actually the ferry terminal I use daily, which of course was closed for a day or two as they worked on getting the plane out. These are amazing photographs and thanks for posting.

I watched the plane drift down river from my office window. Amazing how fast the current in the Hudson is. Yet again, the NY Waterway ferry crew played a heroic role in saving lives. They rescued myself and my wife on 9-11 along with thousands of other people looking to escape the debris from the falling towers.

After this most recent plane crash, I started thinking - I think about the fact that in general, youre likely to live your entire life and never be anywhere near or involved in any kind of plane crash whatsoever. Sure, you may see it on the news or read about it, but how many instances are there where there is video or eyewitness accounts of a plane crash, or someone can say that they witnessed one? Ive seen a few videos of things like that, air show disasters, etc, but the fact that I have now been within close proximity to three large airplane crashes (150 yards from two where everybody died on 9-11, and one that happened about 1.5 miles away where everybody lived, it sort of blows my mind)

Wow - what a story... Obviously youve had your full of those up there, lets hope no more in your lifetime ...

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I find the pics amazing. I don't think there has ever been a plane that has crashed, that is as intact as this one.

 

I hate to fly, and a number of years ago I read a book by the Inspector general at the Department of Transporation and she spoke of the horrible condition of the planes(used way beyond their years) as well as the maintenance that is not being done properly to cut corners. Also problems with the FAA, and TSA, the whole support system was supposed to updated by now and it hasn't been.

 

I did find a bit about bird strikes. This was back in 1997 or 1998 she writes" there had never been a crash due to a bird strike. One test they do on jet engines involves throwing different-sized defrosted birds, from geese down to small birds, into the mouth of the engine. The engine must maintain 75% takeoff thrust for ten minutes. Needless to say, birds would be a little worse for wear."

 

It was a very imformative book but it scares the shit out of me to fly now

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Look at the top of the radome (the removable nose of the plane where they keep the radar antennas). That has obviously smacked a few geese.

 

A few years ago the plane that I was supposed to take to Copenhagen hit a goose on final approach at O'Hare. It was shattered and I had to get a flight on another airline.

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Awesome pics. Did you take them?

 

To echo PTA's comments, it's amazing what has happened over the past few years, especially here in NY. I was lucky to be on home when 9/11 happened. But, having worked in NYC for 20 plus years, it really hit way too close to home. As I watched the whole thing unfold on TV, it was as if I was there. I actually wished I was there when it happened, to help those who needed it, as crazy as that may sound. I took the destruction of the towers on 9/11 very personally.

 

But, getting back to PTA's comments, one might wonder how a plane landing in the Hudson would evoke memories of 9/11. Well, just about any emegency situation here in NYC immediately brings people back to that day. It's unfortunate, but we've been put on guard. We're now expecting another attack at some point. It's not a matter of if, but a matter of when. When we hear an explosion, a siren, a scream or whatever, we immediately fear the worst.

 

Just today, at work, I was talking to a co-worker who was in the World Financial Center that day, and managed to escape the collapse of the towers by hopping on the ferry. That same ferry rescued the passengers of the plane that landed in the Hudson. He too, was reminded of the horrors of 9/11. He recounted things to me this afternoon that I would never want to witness in my lifetime. Yet, he saw it all, and can't get the images out of his head.

 

Hopefully, we seen the worst of it. Hopefully, the government has done enough to protect us. Hopefully, we've all taken the right precautions to be prepared for another attack. It's still way too fresh in our minds. As much as we'd like to forget the horrors, we'll never forget those who were heroes that day. Just as we'll never forget the heroes that saved the passengers and potentially lives on the ground the day that the pilot they call "Sully" landed the Airbus in the Hudson. What a great ending to a situation that could have had a completely different outcome.

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QUOTE (nobodys hero @ Jan 26 2009, 12:05 PM)

I find the pics amazing. I don't think there has ever been a plane that has crashed, that is as intact as this one.

I hate to fly, and a number of years ago I read a book by the Inspector general at the Department of Transporation and she spoke of the horrible condition of the planes(used way beyond their years) as well as the maintenance that is not being done properly to cut corners. Also problems with the FAA, and TSA, the whole support system was supposed to updated by now and it hasn't been.

I did find a bit about bird strikes. This was back in 1997 or 1998 she writes" there had never been a crash due to a bird strike. One test they do on jet engines involves throwing different-sized defrosted birds, from geese down to small birds, into the mouth of the engine. The engine must maintain 75% takeoff thrust for ten minutes. Needless to say, birds would be a little worse for wear."

It was a very imformative book but it scares the shit out of me to fly now

True. this was the first "crash"caused by bird strike. before this, aircraft would make an emergency landings due to bird strikes, but that's not the same thing of course.

 

I recently attended a conference on aviation safety and found out two interesting facts: one, there once was an emergency landing caused by butterflies. it turns out the pilot of a small GA aircraft flew into a flutter of monarch butterflies, smearing the windshield and clogging the engine.

 

the other fact was that while geese are the most common animal that caused strike damage to aircraft, the second was deer.

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