The New York A320 Ditching and Other Recent Articles
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Posted by Helen Krasner Feb 3, 2009 |
it's been an interesting time recently in the aviation world. In particular, the recent successful ditching of an Airbus A320 in the Hudson River in New York proved conclusively, if we needed to, that commercial airliners can be landed successfully on water. I've actually written three articles about different aspects of that incident; see the following:
- New York Plane Crash: Airliner Ditches in River
- New York Airplane Ditching: How it Was Done
- The New York Airbus Crash: Little Known Facts
On a similar theme, you might also want to read the following:
Ad if that lot has really, really scared you, try this article:
However, yo might want to remind yourself that flying is still about the safest form of travel around. So enjoy reading these articles, but please don't worry unnecessarily.
Blue skies to you all till later...