Airbus Accolade
Reader Capt. Judkins points out correctly the aft center-of-gravity shift caused by the shearing away of the left engine when US Airways Flt. 1549 ditched in the Hudson (AW&ST Feb. 23, p. 8). What has not been mentioned in the coverage is the fact that the pylon attaching the engine to the wing...
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