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Timelapse of US Airways 1549 recovery

  • 25-11-2009 01:01AM
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    Interesting to see the whole process involved.

    The recovery operation of US Airways flight 1549 that ditched in the Hudson river.

    http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=37b_1259024146&p=1

    Also interesting to read:
    The method used to recover the submerged airframe from the water rendered it uneconomical to repair and the airliner was written off. The rear pressure bulkhead was also damaged in the accident, and the salvage contractor, Weeks Marine, cut off the wings and empennage. Another salvage contractor, Source One Airplane Repair, contends that if due care had been taken during the recovery, the aircraft could have been repaired for $20,000,000 (less than a third of the cost of a new aircraft)


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