Bird strike runway. Passengers and crew were evacuated through the starboard emergency exits. On January 4, 2009, a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter hit a red-tailed hawk in Louisiana. The hawk hit the helicopter just above the windscreen. The impact forced the activation of the engine fire suppression control handles, retarding the throttles and causing the engines to lose power. Eight of the nine persons on board died in the subsequent crash; the survivor, a passenger, was seriously injured. On January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 from LaGuardia Airport to Charlotte/Douglas International Airport ditched into the Hudson River after experiencing a loss of
Airbus A³ Vahana Airbus A³ Vahana Airbus A³ Vahana (Sanskrit: वाहन, "Vāhana", literally "that which carries, that which pulls") is an electric-powered vertical take-off and landing 8-prop flying prototype financed by Airbus SV. Vahana project started in 2016 as one of the first projects at A³ (pronounced “A-cubed”), the advanced projects and partnerships outpost of Airbus Group in Silicon Valley. Airbus announce that they "envision Vahana being used by everyday commuters as a cost-comparable replacement for short-range urban transportation like cars or trains". Airbus targets 2020 for a production-ready version of the aircraft. The aircraft has been designed as a "low-cost, single-passenger, electric