http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/15/new...ash/index.html


Just happened like 30 mins ago. Supposedly a flock of birds is the first suspect.

Sucks cuz the hudson has a really strong current. Lets see if they can get people out.

Edit: Everyone survived, thats good news.

 

Yeah, just watched it on the news. Hope everything is ok and they find out what really caused it.

 

good thing everyone is ok

 

Crashed cus of the code I wrote for airbus probably. (j/k)

Glad everyone is okay.

 

lol

 

Report says it hit a flock of birds. No Joke.

 

Yah birds... its not uncommon. Bird strikes are a BIG deal. If a pilot reports a bird strike on takeoff, even if its not a factor they still have to call the tower and do this whole report.

 

I turned on the TV right when I saw the topic. And saw the governor on TV talking about it. I give props to the pilots, everyone walked out alive.

 

Damn pigeons.

 

No lil pigeons. Big *** GEESE!

 

Damn Geese.

 

Our office saw the plane going down. I didn't catch it but, co workers said that the pilot made an amazingly soft landing in the water. Even more so that both engines were out. Damn good job for gliding I say.

 

Our company is a subcontractor that makes the ECU's for GE engines. The bird ingestion tests show how even a few birds can disable an engine. As for a whole flock, now that's...

 

They need some K&N filters over those turbines.

 

That's crazy. The entire crew should be commended for getting everyone off that plance before it filled with water. I was reading today that standard protocol for a "bird strike", assuming it does not disable the airplane, is for the pilots to immediately loop around and land at the airport so that the engine(s) can be checked out. There is a video on youtube of some British airliner whose right engine ingests some bird right before the plane lifts off, and the engine is puffing flame+smoke during the initial ascent. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KhZwsYtNDE