Airplane crash into the Hudson River

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  1. anlgp

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    Bird flies into the engine and jams it up.
     
  2. Rocky Raccoon

    Rocky Raccoon Greasepaint Ghost Staff Member

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    Then shouldn't planes make sure birds don't get in there?
     
  3. unluckyluciano

    unluckyluciano For My Hero JetsSuck

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    its probably one of those once in a lifetime coincidences......... so basically they play the odds, rather then try to prevent the birds from getting in.
     
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  4. Brown42000

    Brown42000 Chillin

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    Don't know to tell the truth. He said something that if the airplane is going over 200 MPH and hits a bird it can be enough to take a plane down.

    In this case I think a bird got stuck in the engine after hearing what the passengers said.
     
  5. anlgp

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    This is what the engine in question looks like

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  6. TheHighExhaulted

    TheHighExhaulted Well-Known Member

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    I love all of the jokes about a potential tragedy.
     
  7. anlgp

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    me too.
     
  8. unluckyluciano

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    it wasn't a tragedy.
     
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  9. cnc66

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    turbine blades spinning 20,000 rpm don't deal well with fod. The biggest issue is this happens most often at altitudes so low the plane cannot recover from the loss of power. They hire Falconers to keep runways clean of birds.
     
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  10. anlgp

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    you see that on the history channel by chance?
     
  11. PMZQ

    PMZQ Banned

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    Was watching Wolf Blitzer on CNN and he had a guy on The Situation Room that said they have a guy that fires off a canon every few minutes to try to scare off any birds that try to congregate at LaGuardia. Since its right on the water this is always a concern with seagulls and other water fowl.
     
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  12. cnc66

    cnc66 wiley veteran, bad spelur Luxury Box

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    That isn't where I learned it, but yes, I have seen those. As a kid my best buddys Dad worked at Eastern Airline and was a jet engine guy. He took is in the hangers every so often and once showed us a blowed up turbine from a seagull.
     
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  13. Ronnie Bass

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    I betcha they will in the very near future.
     
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  14. Georgia Fin

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  15. Ronnie Bass

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    From your link:

    Atta boy Scully! :ffic:
     
  16. Georgia Fin

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    It goes to show that when "it" hits the fan, our vets can handle it.
     
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  17. njfinfan

    njfinfan The First Lady

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    It was really quite heartwarming to see, Lisa, the water taxis, coast guard and other passenger marine vessels all coming to the aid of the people on the plane. They said that Captain Sullenberg made the most genius decision to land it in the Hudson and how he was able to turn almost 180 degrees with no power and no engines. The worst injury was a woman who broke both her legs.
     
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