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Hudson River Plane Crash Crew: “Brace brace, heads down, stay down” – US Airway Flight 1549 –

Its nice to see that we still have people who are so professional, and that they do what needs to be done, the way that it needs to be done, and when it needs to be done. The Captain and Crew of this flight should be saluted by everyone in the world for the excellent …

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The Crash of Air France Flight AF 447- Part 1 of 4

Air France Flight 447 was a scheduled airline flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris that crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on 1 June 2009, killing all 216 passengers and 12 aircrew. This BBC documentary was produced almost a year BEFORE the black boxes were recovered, and it ACCURATELY predicted the primary cause of the …

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LOST: Flight 815 Crash in Real Time

01/28/10: Sydney Airport in Real Time 1/2 www.youtube.com 01/26/10: Currently working on a sequel of sorts. Look for it this weekend. 01/23/10: As many views in the last two days as Jack Bauer Kills got in the last nine months. 01/21/10: Holy crap! Linked from Damon Lindelof’s Twitter twitter.com 09/22/09: Mentioned in the Drunk Tank …

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Life is a Flight — Motivation Monday (We Don’t Give A Frak)

Happy Monday! Today Joe has another metaphor about life. This time, life is like an airplane. You don’t want to pack everything in a cramped aluminum flying object, or it all will explode on you in a fiery disaster. Tumblr: www.wedontgiveafrak.tumblr.com Twitter www.twitter.com Facebook: on.fb.me I’m Joe, prepare to get motivated. It’s motivation Monday. [music] …

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Flight 1549 3D Reconstruction, Hudson River Ditching Jan 15, 2009

Full info: www.exosphere3d.com This animation is based on all currently available data concerning the US Airways Flight 1549 crash landing on the Hudson River (Cactus 1549). Satellite imagery, elevation models and robust GIS mapping methods are utilized to create a vegetation model, terrain model and ground clutter (3D buildings). Of all available audio tracks, only …

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air crash investigation Snowbound (Air Ontario Flight 1363) part 1

Durign harsh winter conditions in Dryden, Ontario, a passenger plane crashes into trees 962 metres beyond the end of the runway moments after takeoff. Three years later, this scenario repeats itself with the identical aircraft model on a USAir flight, as it plunges into Flushing Bay upon takeoff from LaGuardia Airport. Poor safety practices, a …

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Air Crash Investigations – African Hijack (Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961)

Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961, a Boeing 767-200ER, was hijacked on 23 November 1996, en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi on a Bombay–Addis Ababa–Nairobi–Brazzaville–Lagos–Abidjan service, by three Ethiopians seeking political asylum in Australia. The plane crash-landed in the Indian Ocean near Grande Comore, Comoros Islands, due to fuel starvation, killing 125 of the 175 passengers …

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