[Newsbot]

Title: NTSB provides new details about US Airways flight
Category: World
Posted By: Hyack
Date: 2009-01-17 16:59:24

[djakeydd]

This will rank with the Gimli Glider episode in terms of skill. Captain Sullenberger had a split second to make a decision and made the only one that was right. How he managed to keep from snagging a wing and cartwheeling is a minor miracle. He also had the pitch attitude exactly where it needed to be - amazing seat of the pants flying.

[ziggy]

Awesome job by the pilot for sure,I would have thought the engines would have caused mayhem when they hit the water.I think a 727 or something other with a diferent wing configuration would have cartwheeled.

3 pilots in my family and they all just shake their heads when they saw that.

[djakeydd]

It sounds like an engine or both may have ripped off as they are designed under certain circumstances - not sure tho. It seems that there was not enough differential drag from the engine pods when the aircraft made contact to cause any problem.