Here is a pic going around the net via email. Interesting shot of the US Airways crash/rescue. And exactly where are those yellow life vest you are supposed to put on in case of a water landing?
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That “raft” looks like the emergency excape chute. The other people look as though they exited through the door over the wing, which may not have a chute. Typical internet BS.
I wonder if they serve Champagne on the raft?
One could argue the peasants had a solid wing to stand on…
This is the original picture
http://twitpic.com/135xa/
Typical foreigner bullshit to make something good look bad because it is the U S. First of all, the back section is on the wing. Secondly, at least one person interviewed said people panicked and were running out without life vests or a seat cushion. Planes that don’t normaly take an ocean route usually rely on seat cushion flotation whereas oceanic flights generally have more life vests. Some dumbasses even took clothing off and tried swimming for shore. Next some foreign peckerhead is going to Photoshop in Champagne bottles on the raft.
It still begs the question why didn’t the aircrew ensure the passengers in the back had life preservers? Where is the slide for the wing? Did they show the passengers life preservers in the takeoff briefing while reminding them that the “seat padding is also a safety device”? Is the wing-exit escape layout and dual-purpose furniture deliberately done to save money on escape gear in the back?
Notice that the front of the plane is substantially higher in the water than the back, too. Another example of how the rich get advantages over the poor. I think Obumma should make that illegal. All future plane crashes must kill or injure those in first class before harming anyone in coach.
Generally, the rear of a plan is the safest place in a crash…
Hey #6, did you check out the timeline? There wasn’t 20 minutes to tit feed everyone. The picture is a good example of the dumb-asses that never watch the safety presentation. Oh yeah, when the hell is someone just a little responsible for their own well being. It’s everyones fault but the assholes that didn’t follow instructions.
Airbus. Designed to crash.
No raft, just an inflatable slide. Most likely a slide that would work as a raft is a good idea. They don’t like to haul around dead weight because it costs money so…
Rafts might be required on planes that normally fly over large amounts of ocean but this plane didn’t. It picked a river as a better location to ditch than an apartment complex or a crowded freeway it couldn’t even get to.
The pilot made a lot of good choices and the fates were with him.
Today they have had interview with the guy who opened emergency exit on the wing. Similar chute existed there and they tried to deploy it. They gave up fearing slipping and falling from the wing into the freezing water. Also, they already saw ferries arriving to pick them up safely and didn’t feel need for more risk to open the chute.
Along with cutting out meals, they also cut out life preservers. Didn’t you get the memo? They’re not used very often since most plane crashes result in death, so why bare the cost?
The life jackets in Coach were $2.50 extra.
Along with cutting out meals, they also cut out life preservers. Didn’t you get the memo? They’re not used very often since most plane crashes result in death, so why bare the cost?
The real conspiracy in all of this seems to be CNBC:
“Jan 15 (Reuters) – Bank of America Corp spokeswoman Kelly Sapp: * Says “a number” of bank’s workers were booked on US Airways jet that went down Thursday in New York’s Hudson River-spokeswoman * Says bank is trying to confirm workers’ whereabouts, and working closely with local authorities to get further information.”
http://money.cnn.com/2009/01/15/news/companies/BofA_on_Plane/index.htm?postversion=2009011517
I wouldn’t take it too seriously though, corporate executives have a tendency to be a little more than paranoid.
[Duplicate comment deleted. Please don’t double post! – ed.]
I was going to agree with #1, but after researching, the wings of the A320 are supposed to have inflatable slides as well.
The rear side exits have them, but they were below the water line and couldn’t be opened.
Bravo # 12. Your adept news watching should send these foreign pussies runnning for cover. The combination of skill, luck and timing saved 155 lives. Next some retard is going to say an oven stuffer was planted in each engine before take off.
I stand corrected on the wing slide, but still wonder why the people up front have life preservers. They had to leave just as rapidly,right? or did they see the water advancing and think that they were safer for a long enough time to put them on?
# 10: Airbus. Designed to survive a crash
The wing slides are supposed to deploy automatically when the escape exit is opened. Something went wrong if the passengers had to climb down to try to release them.
Here’s a video showing how it’s supposed to work:
http://tinyurl.com/9gcvr9
# 19 pedro said, “Your seat cushing may be used as a flotation device”
Ever heard that one on the pre-flight demo? I have.”
Be better if they supplied parachutes…
#5, Ralph;
Typical foreigner bullshit to make something good look bad because it is the U S.
[Citation needed]
Frankly, I’d rather have a life jacket than a chunk of foam.
Perhaps those who know nothing of aircraft design, certification standards, and SOP ought to leave the pontificating to those who do…
Tom
Damn, a textbook landing! while flight had takeoff fuel load, wings by Airbus stayed structurally sound after impact.
Oh yeah, The coach folks were offered life preservers at $14.99 plus local tax in state of impact. No large bills please…
The slide IS the raft. From the looks of it, the aft slides could not be used because the door was below the water line and could not be opened. Opening the aft doors to release the aft slide/rafts would have allowed water to gush into the cabin. Bad idea.
I am amazed that the thing floated as long as it did. The wings were likely still completely full of fuel. I suppose the center fuel tank (between the wings and under the cabin floor) was at least halfway drained as it is usually the first tank to be consumed by the engines during takeoff and ascent. That probably aided in buoyancy to keep the doors above the wing high enough out of the water.
Apparently, there is a “ditch switch” that the pilot can toggle that apparently closes various vents and ducts. This would have kept water out of the ECS system for a little extra time and is supposed to keep the aircraft buoyant longer.
Landing with the gear doors closed probably allows some air pockets to get trapped in the wheel wells, also adding to buoyancy. Just a guess, though.
As for the wing slides, the A320 is supposed to have them. Check out the flight safety card here:
http://tinyurl.com/8qu3ar
I don’t know why the didn’t inflate.
Luckily, the plane floated with wings level. Otherwise, all those passenger may have gone swimming. Some could even have died of hypothermia before being picked up if that happened.
Hey John, That’s an inflatable escape slide that deploys automatically when the door is opened, unless it’s disarmed first. It’s not a frickin’ “First Class life raft”. BTW, when’s the last time you rode in the back of the bus??
Its Just like in the titanic except everyone lives and not freeze to death ^_^