simply stunning

Wow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is amazing. What a pilot.

I heard a US Air plane crashed but was avoiding the news because I did not hear that it was a controled landing in which everyone survived. The engines on that plane were most likely CFM56 engines made by CFM International - a joint venture between GE Aircraft Engines and Snecma, a French engine company. It is a great engine with a good track record. It is the one with the white swirl on the center intake fairing (hub) that is, ironically, meant to scare away birds. They do wind tunnel tests on these engines in which they fire birds at them and these engines hold up well. They can stand a bird or two, but not a flock.

Great, great story.

 

Great story. Looks like the pilot lives across the Bay from Nevzter and Misfitkid and just down the road a little bit farther from me.

Nice story. From his picture, it looks like experience paid off. What a miracle.

Mo, you an engineer or plane buff?

 

Great story. RR, I too did see the Danville connection, good on him! To say the least...

 

Great story. RR, I too did see the Danville connection, good on him! To say the least...

 

"unlikely event" of a water landing my ass!

But seriously, well done by just about everyone involved in the landing and rescue operation.

 

Did anyone see the name of the pilot is CHELSEY Sullenberger :shock: ?

What a job he did.

 

This is probably the most amazing thing I have seen in my life time. I don't think in the history of commercial aviation has a jet this size landed safely in the water. No fatalities. Simply Amazing!

I'm going to put it in my top 3 of "miracles" of the last 100 years. It will join the Christmas ceasefire between the British and Germans during World War I, and the 1980 U.S. Men’s Olympic hockey team.

 

You mean you dont believe in Santa Claus?

 

And a Texan from Dennison (north of Dallas).

 

I'm an engineer. I used to work for GE and had responsibilty for the quality of the alloys used for the high temperature, rotating parts on that engine. I'm no plane buff and only know the basics of a few of GE's engines.