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...flock of geese. (See pictures of the plane crash in the Hudson River.) While the National Transportation Safety Board has yet to conduct a full investigation, authorities believe that the geese were sucked into the plane's two jet engines, causing immediate engine failure shortly after takeoff from New York City's La Guardia Airport. The aircraft, an Airbus A320, has engines designed to handle damage from birds weighing up to 4 lb., according to Todd Curtis, founder of AirSafe.com and an aviation-safety expert. Canada geese - the suspected culprits - weigh an average of 10 lb. More than 219 people...
...Commercial airports like New York City's J.F.K., meanwhile, have gotten just as creative: hawks and falcons, which fly solo and are therefore less dangerous, are released near runways to scare away flocks of seagulls and geese. Other airports hunt and destroy birds' nests and eggs...
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After logging some 19,000 hours of acclaimed but anonymous service in the skies, Chesley B. Sullenberger III became a hero in a New York minute. On Jan. 15, the pilot, known as "Sully," safely guided all 155 passengers and crew aboard US Airways Flight 1549 to an emergency water landing in the city's frigid Hudson River. The Airbus A320's twin engines had apparently shut down after sucking in a flock of birds. New York Governor David Paterson hailed his exploits as the "miracle on the Hudson." But to those familiar with Sullenberger's background, his grace under...
...Brace for impact." - Sullenberger's announcement to those aboard the flight, as recounted by multiple passengers on the plane, New York Times...