Flight 19

On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549, an Airbus A320, took off from La Guardia with 150 passengers and 5 crew members, bound for Charlotte, NC. Three minutes into flight it struck a flock of Canada geese and lost power in both engines. Air controllers tried to divert the US Airways plane back to La Guardia or a nearby airport in New Jersey. Captain Chesley "Sully'' Sullenberger decided he did could not safely land the plane in either of the airports, and glided the plane into the Hudson.…

restroom and his legs feel like jello for how long he”d been sitting. Afterwards he sat on the couch and turn the TV on and slowly drift off to sleep. While Edward was sleep, terrible things started to occur in the U.S. 4 international airplanes took flight and was being controlled by terrorist. Two planes crashed in NYC, one in Washington D.C. and last one never reached its intended target. At the time all the planes…

T he Hindenburg Disaster occurred 79 years ago today. On May 6,1937 in Lakehurst, New Jersey the world’s largest aircraft ever built caught fire and burned to the ground in seconds. The Hindenburg was a zeppelin aircraft. Zeppelins were made of helium but for some odd reason the Hindenburg was made of hydrogen, a very flammable gas. The Hindenburg was over eight-hundred feet long and carried over 2656 people across the Atlantic between Germany and New York and Rio de Janerio before the…

of September 11, 2001, Welles was going to what he thought was going to be a normal day at work in the South Tower. “According to survivors, Welles helped to save as many as 12 people on September 11th”(“The Man In The Red Bandana”). After United flight 175 hit the South Tower, Welles sprung into action as any good hero would. He helped escort people down to from the 78th floor to the…

Polynesian seafarers, who traveled thousands of miles in their canoes, guided by the stars, the rhythms of the ocean, the color of sky and the sun, the shapes of clouds, the direction from which the swells were coming, and the presence of birds making flights out to sea seeking food. The Polynesians first arrived on the island in 400 A.D. However, the ocean currents which carried them there would not take them back. They were trapped and, having arrived there, could not…

Amelia Earhart- Where Did She Go In this essay I will be talking about theories on where Amelia Earhart disappeared. Amelia Earhart is famous because she was the first lady to fly across the Atlantic Ocean. But the sad thing is she and her flying partner Noonan disappeared while flying her "Lockhead Model 10 Electra" on July 2, 1937. She was born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas and disappeared near the Howland Island. They never found the plane or anyone's body. But if you see her look for…

Aryana Alidjani Arland Williams was a passenger on flight 90 which crash landed into the freezing Potomac River due to ice forming on the wings. Only six passengers survived in the icy waters. Arland Williams showed the trait of selflessness since he gave up the lifeline that was dropped from a helicopter. He did this in order to save the others’ lives. My superhero needs to think about the needs of other people since it will do things to save other peoples lives that will make the world a…

are Mohamed Atta and Abdul Aziz al-Omari. These men board a commuter flight that will connect with Flight 11. They will be the ones along with three others to board American Airlines Flight 11 and fly into the North Tower. Within the next few hours, the remaining hijackers will board United Airlines Flight 175, American Airlines 77, and United Airlines Flight 93. It is 7:59 a.m in Boston, Massachusetts. American Airlines Flight 11 is taking off. There is 76,400 gallons of fuel in the tank. On…

7:59 AM “American Airlines Flight 11 takes off from Boston’s Logan International Airport for Los Angeles.” Then at 8:46 AM the Federal Aviation Administration’s Boston control center a call saying that flight 11 from American airlines has been hijacked.Then Not even a minute later, Hijackers crash American Airlines Flight 11 into floors 94 to 98 of 1 World Trade Center, the North Tower. However while all of this is going on, on the same day at 8:14 AM a “United Airlines Flight 175 takes off from…

Introduction Anyone who has flown in the months following the attacks of 9/11 to present is very familiar with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The officers in the blue shirts can be seen everywhere in airports across the United States. They are supposed to be a symbol of safety, security and reassurance for passengers. Unfortunately have become to symbolize long lines, delays, ineptitude, scandal, and inappropriate conduct. My goal is not to diminish or the work of TSA…