Author Topic: Bird at 190mph (Read 1339 times)

Slash27 · « **Reply #30 on:** September 07, 2005, 03:49:39 AM »

Im calling PETA!!!:mad:

Did the seat need cleaned too?

Siaf__csf · « **Reply #31 on:** September 07, 2005, 04:48:33 AM »

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Originally posted by vorticon
dinner?

A bird stricken through a mercedes-benz sign.

Lizard3 · « **Reply #32 on:** September 07, 2005, 06:06:45 AM »

In a recent magazine article I read about a motorcycle racer, Marty Cagille or Cargile, an Aussie who seemed to have allot of bad luck at the end of the race seasons. one year he hit a 40 pound gull doing 170 and broke his collar bone, dislocated his shoulder and pulverized his bicep, with optional nerve damage.

Suave · « **Reply #33 on:** September 07, 2005, 08:20:06 AM »

Man versus Nature
The Road to Victory

Jnuk · « **Reply #34 on:** September 07, 2005, 09:08:32 AM »

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with optional nerve damage

i think i mighta left that option on the show-floor

Curval · « **Reply #35 on:** September 07, 2005, 09:16:06 AM »

Randy.

In England this translates to "horny".

I was in the UK last year and a guy who does the billing for a law firm here sent an outstanding invoice which we were disputing. His name was Randy Trott.

The accountant laughed and said "That's not a name...it describes last Friday night." lol

DFATITAN · « **Reply #36 on:** September 07, 2005, 10:23:09 AM »

A Flock of Canadian Geese took down an AWACs in Alaska in September 1995. Lost of friend of mine on that flight. 1 goose is bad enough but a flock can be devastating.

Glad your A&P and plane survived.

>S<

TITAN

CMC Airboss · « **Reply #37 on:** September 07, 2005, 01:24:51 PM »

Wow, lucky it was a small bird with a hit like that at the wing root. Glad the A&P and the plane survived. I saw the results of a canada goose imact on an Apache (twin) outer wing leading edge - it looked the results of a telephone pole pushing 1/3 of the way into the wing structure.

MiG

Wolfala · « **Reply #38 on:** September 07, 2005, 01:55:29 PM »

Back in May I wacked a Seagull around the Statue of Liberty in a Mooney 201 doing about 200 at 300 feet. Dad was in the right seat - luckily. After all the blood was wiped off - this was the damage. Impact just above the stall fence - but nothing noticable otherwise. Tough nut eh?

Fariz · « **Reply #39 on:** September 07, 2005, 02:03:05 PM »

lol, sorry, saw my joke was already used by someone.

Damn copyrights...

LYNX · « **Reply #40 on:** September 07, 2005, 06:24:15 PM »

I had a bird strike once... Was doing 65 MPH on me Z200 (motorcycle) and tuck it full in the face on me nose from a "sparrow". Lucky me lid was down. That peace of 1.5 mm plastic really saved me. The force was that great that one of me hands came off the bars. I didn't know your head could go that far back without braking ya neck.

Tails · « **Reply #41 on:** September 08, 2005, 06:58:57 AM »

Hmmm, judging by the smear it left on the wingroot, and the cowling, I'd say the poor bastage was nicely diced by the prop before impact. Pretty small critter too.

And fuel-tank repairs aren't all that hard, as long as Hitech's A-P friend remembers to put a new coat of sealent on the inside (the old stuff likely cracked and flaked form that).

I've seen a couple bird-strikes myself, or rather the results. One was a pigeon that put a basketball sized hole in the side of the nose of a T-38. Another was an osprey that made it (mostly) intact through a Cessna 182's prop disk, only to cave in the passenger-side windscreen.

Apar · « **Reply #42 on:** September 08, 2005, 11:03:01 AM »

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And the flippin bird should learn to merge...geeez!

Yeeeaahhh the fediddlein rammer!

Apar · « **Reply #43 on:** September 08, 2005, 11:04:54 AM »

ohh and I think its save to say that the bird should be ok because the ram took only place on the A&P's FE

Nevertheless glad to hear the A&P is ok