Ten years ago, the world of aviation was flabbergasted by an event that was later named the "Miracle on the Hudson." That day, two airline pilots had to use the only runway they could safely reach for an emergency landing - the narrow expanse of the Hudson River in New York City.

Besides the two pilots, there were 150 passengers and three cabin crew members on board the plane. It's shocking how fast something so life-altering and scary can happen. One moment the pilots fill their jet with fuel, and the plane takes off, and two minutes later, it loses all the engine power and is about to drop out of the sky. How could such a critical situation not take any human lives? Let's figure it out.

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TIMESTAMPS:

The plane strikes a flock of Canada geese 0:29

Both engines fail 2:55

... and the plane isn't able to make it back to the airport 4:26

"This is the Captain. Brace for impact." 5:24

Plane in the middle of the river 6:00

Evacuation 6:36

Could the plane return to the airport safely? 8:48

#planes #aircrafts #aviation

US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River New York, USA on 15 January 2009: By Greg L - originally posted to Flickr https://flic.kr/p/5SMhm5 as Plane crash into Hudson River, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

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