US Airways plane down in Hudson River

[GPK]

Interesting...left engine is missing.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/17/ny...d.html?_r=1&hp

[Bigsmc]

Originally Posted by GPK

Interesting...left engine is missing.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/17/ny...d.html?_r=1&hp

Probably ripped off when they hit the water.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by Bigsmc

Probably ripped off when they hit the water.

Now they are saying both are missing.

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by GPK

Now they are saying both are missing.

was this on the New Jersey side?

[ddthetide]

Originally Posted by GPK

Now they are saying both are missing.

i would think they will be easy to find. water temp will make recovery difficult.

[TheSpyder]

The way people go after scrap metal, they may already be recovered and sold in a dark alley in NJ

[timmgirvan]

Originally Posted by TheSpyder

The way people go after scrap metal, they may already be recovered and sold in a dark alley in NJ

my thinking exactly

[declansharbor]

Originally Posted by GPK

Now they are saying both are missing.

It says that its common for engines that are underneath the wings to detach. They'll find them.


...but they better hurry. A few of the best scrappers (Hentz) in this neighborhood just purchased some scuba gear.

[GPK]

Originally Posted by declansharbor

It says that its common for engines that are underneath the wings to detach. They'll find them.


...but they better hurry. A few of the best scrappers (Hentz) in this neighborhood just purchased some scuba gear.

This is the idiot coming out in me, but how much of it would be salvagable?

[declansharbor]

Originally Posted by GPK

This is the idiot coming out in me, but how much of it would be salvagable?

Not my area of expertise either, but I would have to say the engine itself and the propellers would be the stuff of worth. Or sell it wholesale to some history buff.

To answer your question, I haven't a clue.

[GBBob]

Originally Posted by declansharbor

Not my area of expertise either, but I would have to say the engine itself and the propellers would be the stuff of worth. Or sell it wholesale to some history buff.

To answer your question, I haven't a clue.

Gotta' clean all the goose innards out first

[jwkniska]

Originally Posted by declansharbor

Not my area of expertise either, but I would have to say the engine itself and the propellers would be the stuff of worth. Or sell it wholesale to some history buff.

To answer your question, I haven't a clue.

propeller blades are custom for each engine (saw a history/science channel documentary on building them), so wouldn't be reusable according to that.

[jwkniska]

Originally Posted by declansharbor

It says that its common for engines that are underneath the wings to detach.

they were also the first parts of the plane to hit the water, so took the brunt of the impact. I know of someone that took off from O'Hare on their way to Narita on a 747 in which 1 engine fell off over Iowa. Had to go back to O'Hare, but made it back easily.