US Airways Flight 1549 Delayed

[MTI]

It Took Awhile, But Did All the Luggage Get There Too?

Nearly 27 months after taking off from New York City for Charlotte, the main body of the Airbus A-320 was pulled into Charlotte/Douglas International Airport about 11:45 a.m., completing a journey from New Jersey.

The flight crash-landed in the Hudson River in January 2009, but the fuselage was carried by truck this week to Charlotte, where it will become an exhibit at the Carolinas Aviation Museum. A reception for the flight’s pilot, Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger and some of the 155 passengers -- all of whom survived the crash-landing -- is scheduled Saturday evening.

[HuskyMan]

Success at last! Sully brought it down safely, those people were very fortunate to have him as their flight captain.

[tjts1]

So have they learned anything about avoiding birds since the accident?

[HuskyMan]

Originally Posted by tjts1

So have they learned anything about avoiding birds since the accident?

Birds have always been and always will be a problem for jet engines. Some airports have a special sonic sound system that supposedly drives birds away, but don't bank on it being 100% effective. I'm not an aviation expert by any means, but my understanding is that a propeller airplane is less susceptible to bird problems than jet engines.

check out this bird strike, think about it the next time you fly the bird infested friendly skies......

http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20080304-0