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Old January 16th 09, 10:43 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
jcarlyle
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Default Hudson River Opportunity

I'm almost positive there was a RAT to keep hydraulics for the flight
controls working - there certainly is on Boeing aircraft.

-John


On Jan 16, 5:35 pm, Mike the Strike wrote:

Reports also said that both engines continued turning after the bird
strikes, but produced insufficient thrust to sustain flight. They
may, however, have continued generating enough electricity and
hydraulic power for control to be retained.

Mike