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bulbish
January 16th, 2009, 12:55 AM
New York Laguardia Hudson river plane crash pictures

http://bulbish.com/view.php?sub=52
cilu
January 16th, 2009, 04:54 AM
Amazing save. This must be one of the millions of cases when the life vest comes in handy. ;)
TheCPUWizard
January 16th, 2009, 07:28 AM
That happened less than 1500 meters from my home. It was amazing that there as not serious loss of life/injury or property damage. A few small changes in the location or timing could have made it a major disaster.
ahoodin
January 16th, 2009, 07:31 AM
Wow CPU!
TheCPUWizard
January 16th, 2009, 07:42 AM
Yes, definately a "Wow".

FYI: The pictures of the tall "apartment" buildings in some of the shots (starting in the fourth on on the linked images) are owned by Donald Trump.

September 2007, my wife and I were giving serious consideration to moving into that very building (but instead chose an 1880 "Brownstone" bacause it had much of the character, but was also fully modernized.
dglienna
January 19th, 2009, 06:43 PM
I heard that the pilot was the ONLY one to complete a succeful DITCH. Ever.

Expect him to join the new president shortly after the swearing in ceremony tomorrow
VictorN
January 20th, 2009, 11:47 AM
I heard that the pilot was the ONLY one to complete a succeful DITCH. Ever.No.
Something similar happene in 1963 when Soviet Tu-124 successfully "landed" to the Neva river in Leningrad (now it is St. Petersburg).
See Last Safe Water Landing Was on Neva (http://www.sptimes.ru/index.php?action_id=2&story_id=28063)
dglienna
January 21st, 2009, 10:20 PM
Sorry. First American ditch. :)
VictorN
January 22nd, 2009, 02:42 AM
Sorry. First American ditch. :)
Yes, one of many cases when Russia was "the first" :D
Vanaj
February 12th, 2009, 09:09 PM
I heard that the pilot was the ONLY one to complete a succeful DITCH. Ever.

Expect him to join the new president shortly after the swearing in ceremony tomorrow


All aircraft are designed to land on water...some are designed to take back off again...


Plane would have floated much longer had a female passenger not opened the aft door...they couldn't get it closed all the way...AND the Captain holds a Commercial Glider rating...