They're saying they hit a flock of geese, and an expert pilot on the air said Canadian geese can do a lot of damage. That ... surprises me.
A good picture of the damage a bird can do to a jet engine: [link]
Does anybody else miss the Mayor? 'I just want to be a big snake.'
Xander ,'End of Days'
Natter 63: Life after PuppyCam
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
SailAweigh - Jan 15, 2009 1:39:51 pm PST #1488 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
![[link]](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:JT8D_Engine_after_Bird_Strike.jpg){kind=link}
Burrell - Jan 15, 2009 1:48:54 pm PST #1489 of 30000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
That crashed plane is an amazing story, all 155 survived. Amazing.
I had heard once that a single bird could take down a plane if it got caught in an engine, which seemed like crazy talk at the time because I thought "Dude! Planes fly in the air. Birds fly in the air. Planes must take out birds ALL THE TIME." But I guess it's true. Seems like a serious design flaw, doesn't it?
Theodosia - Jan 15, 2009 1:58:22 pm PST #1490 of 30000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
There's only so much you can do when you have a big air scoop, basically. The engines are pretty damn tough, and they do simulated bird strikes (with frozen chickens!) to see how well they do and what can be done better.
I'm amused to see that the pilot's name is Chesley Burnett Sullenberger III.
sarameg - Jan 15, 2009 1:59:13 pm PST #1491 of 30000
I thought the only thing that would make my day worse was if I were wearing light pants, but I guess a plane crash would do it.
USPS returned my cafepress order because of insufficient address. What the fuck did cafepress do to the address? It was fine when UPS picked it up. Why is UPS contracting out the the fucking USPS, damnit.
I'm just tired.
Oh hey, happy birthday for reals this time, msbelle!
dcp - Jan 15, 2009 2:12:34 pm PST #1492 of 30000
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
plane has crashed
Not a crash. By all accounts, it was a well-executed emergency landing.
I would have thought the machine design now would guard against that....
Well, yeah. Nowadays the designs are pretty good at limiting the damage to the engine, and not letting it rip off the wing or shred the rest of the aircraft.
Canadian geese can do a lot of damage
Canada geese, not Canadian geese.
DebetEsse - Jan 15, 2009 2:14:29 pm PST #1493 of 30000
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I heard that a passenger reported that, given that they ended up in the water, the landing was remarkably soft.
Kat - Jan 15, 2009 2:42:36 pm PST #1494 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
I just ordered pizza. YAY
Sue - Jan 15, 2009 2:51:30 pm PST #1495 of 30000
hip deep in pie
I didn't like the way the anchor on the Boston Channel I was watching kept emphasizing the Canada in Canada Geese. Dude, if we are going to start taking down Americans, it won't be with geese. They're totally rogue and can't be trusted.
msbelle - Jan 15, 2009 2:51:44 pm PST #1496 of 30000
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
I am stuffed with Ethiopian foodm. Yum, but now so sleepy.
aurelia - Jan 15, 2009 3:02:05 pm PST #1497 of 30000
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
Happy Birthday msbelle!