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...case of flight 1549, the pilots of the Airbus A320 made a decision to land in the Hudson River after apparently losing power in both engines. In aviation terminology, that type of landing is referred to as ditching, and as far as jetliners go it remains a fairly rare event. Curtis could only find three other instances when a flight crew of a commercial jetliner intentionally ditched a plane on water - and one of those occurrences that Curtis found, a 1963 incident involving an Aeroflot Tupolev Tu124 en route from Estonia to Moscow, yielded a 100% survival rate...
...minutes from the time flight 1549 struck what is now believed to be a flock of birds and when it touched water, the two pilots in the cockpit were tasked with deciding what options they had as they glided dangerously over northern New York City. The choice of landing in water likely seemed the best option considering those circumstances. Pilots are trained to bring planes in for a smooth landing on water the same way that they would on land, keeping landing gear stowed to make the plane more boat-like. They also have different ditching checklists depending on whether...
...Still, debate endures over whether water or land accidents are more deadly, not least because of the still-fuzzy line between a water landing and a water crash. In a 2002 article, an expert quoted in The Economist noted that "no large airliner has ever made an emergency landing on water" and went on to dismiss onboard flotation devices as useless, considering the high likelihood of fatalities. Patrick Smith, an airline pilot and author of Salon.com's "Ask the Pilot" column, later rebutted those claims, noting that a number of jets have landed on water and managed to bring some...
...lead the world with the pioneering legislation," says Leo Murray of the anti-expansion group Plane Stupid. "But in the very same breath we've just implemented a policy which will make it impossible for us to meet the target." Earlier this week, Greenpeace purchased a plot of land half the size of a soccer field on the proposed building site, which it says it won't sell in an effort to delay the village's demolition. Emma Thompson, the Oscar-winning actress, was among several celebrities who helped purchase the land. "I don't understand," she said...
...course, Harvard can’t toss money towards every cause in the world, but there is a major problem throughout a community in which Harvard owns over 600 acres of land. Committing research to StreetSafe Boston is not enough. I think the wealthiest non-profit in the United States can afford to be added to the list of problem-solvers...