Take one drowned Airbus and one chilly Hudson River. The rest is engineering:
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Dragging the wreck out the water in photos.
article-article-bodyTake one drowned Airbus and one chilly Hudson River. The rest is engineering:
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Excellent pics. Did the birds do that to the engine or was it the ditching?. I imagine A LOT of water pushed into them at impact
David,
Useful info in case you ever have this problem
Cheers / John
One engine broke off on impact as intended in a ditching. The other remained attached. The design rules anticipate that the major deceleration in a ditching comes from engine drag in low wing designs like the A320, and that the risk of damage to the wing and its buoyancy would be minimised if the engine comes off. The investigation will tell us to what extent these and other assumptions about how such a jet would behave in a ditching have been verified.
Amazing photos! And scary how much damage a flock of birds can do, looking at the exploded engine.