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Breaking news: US Airways crash!
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theoldprof
Veteran Expediter
And remember, gooses and well as deerzes never have insurance.
Jack_Berry
Moderator Emeritus
good coverage on the bbc news home page.
pilot is a hero.
pilot is a hero.
That sure would have been a sight to see if you happened to be on the GW. It'll be interesting to see how the plane gets from the river to wherever it is it'll go.
Streakn1
Veteran Expediter
The A-320 Airbus is powered by two General Electric CFM-56 engines as pictured below. We haul many of these for our customers. Pictured is the complete engine without the cowling that covers the engine.
The titanium fins in the fan typically can withstand a single bird (goose) strike. Most of the time the bird will be shreaded and shot out the back of the engine with little to no damage. Unfortunately, no jet engine can withstand a multiple bird strike without sustaining substantial to catastrophic damage as it appears was the case with US Airway's Flight 1549.
Once up to airspeed (approximately 150-180 knots), a single CFM-56 provides the A-320 ample thrust to continue safe flight to where ever the pilot needs to safely land. Unfortunately the pilot "Sully" did not have this option, yet he had one of the best engineered aircraft in the air, plus his expertise as a pilot that saved every soul onboard. He is a hero along with his co-pilot.
The fact that the Airbus stayed together once the engines hit the water creating unbelievable stress is a testimony to the strength of the airframe. Bottom line, the hand of God, good engineering, and an outstanding flight crew changed what could have been a much different outcome to an extremely rare situation!
Bruno, I took your advice! Thanks
The titanium fins in the fan typically can withstand a single bird (goose) strike. Most of the time the bird will be shreaded and shot out the back of the engine with little to no damage. Unfortunately, no jet engine can withstand a multiple bird strike without sustaining substantial to catastrophic damage as it appears was the case with US Airway's Flight 1549.
Once up to airspeed (approximately 150-180 knots), a single CFM-56 provides the A-320 ample thrust to continue safe flight to where ever the pilot needs to safely land. Unfortunately the pilot "Sully" did not have this option, yet he had one of the best engineered aircraft in the air, plus his expertise as a pilot that saved every soul onboard. He is a hero along with his co-pilot.
The fact that the Airbus stayed together once the engines hit the water creating unbelievable stress is a testimony to the strength of the airframe. Bottom line, the hand of God, good engineering, and an outstanding flight crew changed what could have been a much different outcome to an extremely rare situation!
Bruno, I took your advice! Thanks
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