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Post by Brittles on Jan 17, 2009 23:17:00 GMT
A couple of birds it would seem have the potential to knock any 2 engined aircraft 'out of the sky' - and if enough a 4 engined one two.
The candles will be burning at Boeing in Seattle as we speak wondering how they can compete with Airbus now.
Not saying that Boeing planes are no good - of course they are, I've flew on Boeing planes on many occasions and never worried a bit but this world-wide free advert for Airbus will be hard to campaign against.
Boeing's advertising agency have a mountain to climb - and then some.
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Post by Scooby Do on Jan 17, 2009 23:17:06 GMT
Its NY Libby;)
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Post by tarrant on Jan 17, 2009 23:21:36 GMT
Love that New Yorker.
Nothing like a good laugh!
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Post by reverend on Jan 17, 2009 23:27:46 GMT
Great conspiracies, love it!
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Post by newyorker on Jan 18, 2009 0:00:11 GMT
The plane is getting iced in, the authorities better hustle or they're not going to be able to investigate this until the spring!  I told you we're freezing our balls off here! ;D |
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Post by Brittles on Jan 18, 2009 0:07:47 GMT
Struth NY. We don't really have winters anymore, can't remember the last time I felt really cold.
Reading the broadsheets today (the big, big newspapers) this miracle gets more fascinating by the hour and the images are truly amazing.
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Post by Libby on Jan 18, 2009 0:09:40 GMT
The recovery of the plane is getting great coverage over here in the UK!
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Post by limeylily on Jan 18, 2009 0:27:01 GMT
Fantastic! The pilot deserves a bravery award! He was awarded the key to the City of New York. |
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Post by tarrant on Jan 18, 2009 0:59:01 GMT
Fantastic! The pilot deserves a bravery award! He was awarded the key to the City of New York. Always wondered which locks such a key will fit? |
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Post by grizzley on Jan 18, 2009 3:00:19 GMT
Anyone remember that incident a couple of years ago when the engineers of a AirTransat Airbus miscalculated the fuel load and the Airbus ran out of fuel at 30,000 ft. It glided for about 30 minutes. The pilot chose an island with an airstrip. He had one chance to land it with no power and he accomplished it. Now if that had been a Boeing 727 it would have remained in the air about three or four minutes as it headed straight down. I'd fly anywhere with that pilot
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Post by justmyopinion on Jan 19, 2009 7:39:16 GMT
Well, they make a pretty decent submarine, not so sure about the airplanes. Well, as it didn't sink that's a weird comment, but what would you expect. Bird strike at 3000 ft on take off: the one thing that's virtually impossible to predict and extremely hard to recover from. Engines designed to detach on a water landing and superb dead stick skills are what stopped the aircraft from breaking up on contact; anti sink technology helped keep it afloat while a superb rescue was mounted. I was talking to an aviation insurance broker and he told me that if you look at an Airbus and a Boeing, the superior Airbus build quality is evident: look at the rivet lines and smoothness of finish. For reasons of build quality, insurance is cheaper for Airbus. I wonder why US Airways chose them? |
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Post by Foxy1 on Jan 19, 2009 8:54:40 GMT
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Post by justmyopinion on Jan 19, 2009 9:22:41 GMT
Anyone notice that other superb European aircraft in the backgound of Foxy's video clip? Concorde
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Post by Libby on Jan 19, 2009 13:37:24 GMT
No i couldn't see it  |
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Post by justmyopinion on Jan 19, 2009 14:04:27 GMT
At approximately 3:57 minutes
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Post by Libby on Jan 19, 2009 14:05:41 GMT
Just having another peek . . . . . .
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Post by Libby on Jan 19, 2009 14:07:30 GMT
Brilliant! Saw it clearly that time, thanks! Still looks an amazing aircraft doesn't it!  |
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Post by mids on Jan 19, 2009 14:09:02 GMT
Concorde was a British aircraft. The French helped out a bit with some easy stuff but it was British through and through.
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Post by justmyopinion on Jan 20, 2009 5:32:32 GMT
Concorde was a British aircraft. The French helped out a bit with some easy stuff but it was British through and through. I wouldn't necessarily disagree |
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