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Plane crash lands on River Hudson, New York

Only the other day I was saying to a mate I didn't know why they bothered with floating ramps and life jackets as planes crashing on water almost always ended up in tragedy and few had the chance to use the jackets.

I'm surprised the plane remained buoyant for that long, given that at take off it would have been at its heaviest... perhaps the ramps got it afloat...
 
He alos told me that the only reason they tell you to out your head between your knees in a crash is nothing to do with safety, but so they can tie your dental records into an ID of your charrsed corpse as your decapitated head would still be in situ
 
zoltan said:
What a fuckin twat.

He also told me Cliff Richard had a colostomy bag, thats why he doesnt wear Leather trousers any more.

Should I question this as well ?
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Yes. It's so funny. How he don't talk anymore.
 
zoltan said:
He alos told me that the only reason they tell you to out your head between your knees in a crash is nothing to do with safety, but so they can tie your dental records into an ID of your charrsed corpse as your decapitated head would still be in situ
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That bit is true.
 
I reckon 50% of that flight will be evangelical Christians by the end of the week. I'll assume the other 50% already were.
 
T & P said:
Only the other day I was saying to a mate I didn't know why they bothered with floating ramps and life jackets as planes crashing on water almost always ended up in tragedy and few had the chance to use the jackets.

I'm surprised the plane remained buoyant for that long, given that at take off it would have been at its heaviest... perhaps the ramps got it afloat...
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I dunno, it's still basically a hollow tube - until the body is breached there's no reason why it should sink, basic physics - which is the real tribute to the pilot, that he managed to put it down without a breach.

I can't be the only one thinking that next time I'm on a plane, I'll actually check that the lifejacket is there...
 
T & P said:
Only the other day I was saying to a mate I didn't know why they bothered with floating ramps and life jackets as planes crashing on water almost always ended up in tragedy and few had the chance to use the jackets.
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It's just to make us feel that if anything goes wrong we won't die a horrible, fiery, crashy death. Which, of course, we're likely to. Fortunately, as most of us travel on planes full of English people, a good percentage of them would be too pissed to notice.

Off topic, but I had to laugh when reading some 60's - 80's 'What To Do In The Event Of A Nuclear Attack' bumph recently (because I'm cheerful like that). Most of it tells you to stay within a confined area of your house, and not leave it until you're told to. Because, to be fair, nobody wants to see your hairless, bloody-gummed corpse littering the streets.

:)
 
bi0boy said:
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Great pic. Comforting and scary at the same time.
 
rapattaque said:
I reckon 50% of that flight will be evangelical Christians by the end of the week. I'll assume the other 50% already were.
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Yep, that figures - "Our incredibly skilled pilot managed to successfully pull off one of the most difficult manoeuvres in aviation, and the swift and heroic efforts of rescuers ensured there were no fatalities - I guess we owe a supernatural being some thanks!"
 
Yossarian said:
Yep, that figures - "Our incredibly skilled pilot managed to successfully pull off one of the most difficult manoeuvres in aviation, and the swift and heroic efforts of rescuers ensured there were no fatalities - I guess we owe a supernatural being some thanks!"
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Aye, it's a 'Miracle', innit?
 
I wonder how the residents of Manhatten felt for a few seconds watching that descend in...

Brilliant flying by the pilot, he's even got a quality name -

Chesley B 'Sully' Sullenberger III

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:cool:
 
So there was that loss of power on descent into heathrow recently and now this crash landing in the Hudson.

I assume with aircraft it is the same as with motoring, the more accidents you have the more accidents you are statistically likely to have.

Does not bode well for aviation in London and New York.
 
The Octagon said:
I wonder how the residents of Manhatten felt for a few seconds watching that descend in...

Brilliant flying by the pilot, he's even got a quality name -

Chesley B 'Sully' Sullenberger III

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:cool:
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That means that two separate men have thought "Chesley B Sullenberger is a great name. I'll call my son that".


My boss pointed out that Obama isn't even properly in office yet, and already people have stopped dying in plane crashes :D
 
Could it have been easier to land because the plane had only just taken off, so wasn't going very fast? Whatever, outstanding flying, give that pilot a huge medal.
 
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