Games Technology used to recreate Hudson River landing

UK games developer recreates 'Miracle on the Hudson' for BBC and ITN reports.

British Flight Simulator company Just Flight sprang into action last week to produce a recreation of the incredible Hudson River landing from a pilots eye-view for both BBC and ITN News programmes.

Millions around the world watched the scenes unfold as Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger performed the miraculous emergency landing; and Just Flight used their software to produce the recreation footage after an early call from the BBC last Friday.

BBC reporters visited Just Flight's offices to write their stories, with the footage ready in time for lunch.

Though you might turn your nose up at the graphics; in the time allocated, Just Flight were able to recreate the incident with great detail. From the engine failure, the dramatic turn at the George Washington Bridge and finally the landing into the Hudson river, the footage is certainly impressive and clearly illustrates Captain Sully's bravery in the event.



BBC reporter Rory Cellan-Jones said later; "Just Flight was very helpful and knowledgeable, not just about the software but about aircraft in general".

Andy Payne, Director of Just Flight, commented;

"It was fantastic to be able to assist both the BBC and ITN in bringing this story to their audience with such clarity. ITN News had clearly tuned in, as they also contacted us to ask if we could do something very similar for their 11pm News programme.

"We were happy to help, of course, although it's safe to say that several of the team weren't expecting their weekend to start with a drive back to the office in the early evening!"



Michael Rawlinson, Managing Director of ELSPA, added;

"In light of the drama that unfolded last week in New York, it was great to see that gaming technologies could be utilised to reconstruct such astonishing scenes for the viewers of the BBC and ITN, which has also gone on to be the most watched video on the BBC website.

"It illustrates perfectly how technologies derived directly from those used for gaming can be incredibly useful in other aspects of our lives."



The original simulation footage can be found on the the BBC website. You can also find out more about Just Flight by going to this address; www.justflight.com