Plane Crash in Husdon River 16th Jan 2009

Aliantha · 01-15-2009, 03:59 PM

Everyone rescued! Amazing! Great job people!!!

TheMercenary · 01-15-2009, 04:05 PM

Yea, I have been watching it live as well. Pretty damm good job by a pilot and a large dose of good luck.

Aliantha · 01-15-2009, 04:10 PM

Actually, I suppose it's the 15th over there. Silly me.

Still, it's an impressive fact that everyone survived.

glatt · 01-15-2009, 04:12 PM

It's a cold day to be sitting in the Hudson River.

Aliantha · 01-15-2009, 04:13 PM

Looks like they got them all out of the water pretty quickly though which is a good thing. Hyperthermia wouldn't take long in those temps.

Undertoad · 01-15-2009, 05:45 PM

Most interesting was how fast the passenger ferry boats arrived on the scene. They must have some sort of partnership with the coast guard.

Bruce 9012 · 01-15-2009, 05:58 PM

You must remember,NYC has a thing about disasters.they pull together when the going gets rough

Urbane Guerrilla · 01-15-2009, 08:22 PM

I think there is YouTube of this plane ingesting a big ole goose in the No. 2 engine -- righthand side -- just on rotation to take off. Big fire, then on-off-on-off orange flame shooting out the pipe. That says that engine was totally wrecked. Just saw the footage on Fox News.

But I think with the ferryboats it was more a case of everybody seeing the plane going in the river: "Holy shit, it's crashing! Get over there!" Good thing the water was shallow. Ended up with all those people wading to safety along the wing.

Elspode · 01-15-2009, 09:27 PM

Outstanding performance on the part of the pilot. Incredible response on the part of New York City.

This could have been a hideous tragedy. Instead, it is an inspirational tale showing the absolute best about America and Americans.

Fuckin' A, bubba.

wolf · 01-15-2009, 11:03 PM

Oh, come on. "Flock of birds" is a euphemism for "laser guided anti-aircraft missle."

xoxoxoBruce · 01-15-2009, 11:27 PM

Well, it was a french plane.

Cicero · 01-16-2009, 01:02 AM

It was 2 flocks of birds.....

Scriveyn · 01-16-2009, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Cicero

It was 2 flocks of birds.....

Mmmm, coordinated attack.

What puzzles me is that they didn't sink a vessel or two on the river - or did they?

Anyway, a big kudos to the crew and captain.

TheMercenary · 01-16-2009, 06:06 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Oh, come on. "Flock of birds" is a euphemism for "laser guided anti-aircraft missle."

Laser guided flock of birds designed by the CIA to bring down another aircraft into the city to blame on a terrorist and raise the threat level to red. The pilot thwarted their attempts.[/tinfoilhat]

classicman · 01-16-2009, 07:37 AM

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Originally Posted by wolf

Oh, come on. "Flock of birds"

01-15-2009, 03:59 PM	#1
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Plane Crash in Husdon River 16th Jan 2009 Everyone rescued! Amazing! Great job people!!! __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-15-2009, 04:05 PM	#2
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Yea, I have been watching it live as well. Pretty damm good job by a pilot and a large dose of good luck. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

01-15-2009, 04:10 PM	#3
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Actually, I suppose it's the 15th over there. Silly me. Still, it's an impressive fact that everyone survived. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-15-2009, 04:13 PM	#5
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	Looks like they got them all out of the water pretty quickly though which is a good thing. Hyperthermia wouldn't take long in those temps. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

01-15-2009, 08:22 PM	#8
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	I think there is YouTube of this plane ingesting a big ole goose in the No. 2 engine -- righthand side -- just on rotation to take off. Big fire, then on-off-on-off orange flame shooting out the pipe. That says that engine was totally wrecked. Just saw the footage on Fox News. But I think with the ferryboats it was more a case of everybody seeing the plane going in the river: "Holy shit, it's crashing! Get over there!" Good thing the water was shallow. Ended up with all those people wading to safety along the wing. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

01-15-2009, 04:12 PM	#4
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	It's a cold day to be sitting in the Hudson River.

01-15-2009, 05:45 PM	#6
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	Most interesting was how fast the passenger ferry boats arrived on the scene. They must have some sort of partnership with the coast guard.

01-15-2009, 05:58 PM	#7
Bruce 9012 Living in the blast crater Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dayton, Oh Posts: 123	You must remember,NYC has a thing about disasters.they pull together when the going gets rough

01-15-2009, 09:27 PM	#9
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Outstanding performance on the part of the pilot. Incredible response on the part of New York City. This could have been a hideous tragedy. Instead, it is an inspirational tale showing the absolute best about America and Americans. Fuckin' A, bubba. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-15-2009, 11:03 PM	#10
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Oh, come on. "Flock of birds" is a euphemism for "laser guided anti-aircraft missle." __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

01-15-2009, 11:27 PM	#11
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Well, it was a french plane. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-16-2009, 01:02 AM	#12
Cicero Looking forward to open mic night. Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Mexico Posts: 5,148	It was 2 flocks of birds..... __________________ Show me a sane man, and I will cure him for you.- Carl Jung

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