Do You Appreciate a Variety of Bird Strikes?

[KennyFlys]

This page certainly provides that. Some serious damage was done buy a few of those winged critters.

http://hypescience.com/incriveis-imagens-de-ataques-de-aves-contra-avioes/

I tried to translate it through Google but no luck.

Edit:
Try this for a translation. The pictures are not filling in on the translation page but it can be referenced for the English text.
http://translate.google.com/translate?prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fhypescience.com%2Fincriveis-imagens-de-ataques-de-aves-contra-avioes%2F&sl=pt&tl=en&history_state0=

 

[mikea]

My new desktop wallpaper.

 

[ScottM]

That'll buff right out!!

Where did that happen mike?

 

[mikea]

That'll buff right out!!

Where did that happen mike?

Dunno. Follow Kenny's link above if a you speak es spanish (or is it Portuguese?)

 

[ScottM]

Dunno. Follow Kenny's link above if a you speak es spanish (or is it Portuguese?)

I did not click on his link, was fearful it was some sort of Boortz report on bird strikes.

 

[Trapper John]

I did not click on his link, was fearful it was some sort of Boortz report on bird strikes.

Bird strikes?!? Even the birds are unionized now...


Trapper John

 

[Noah Werka]

I was flying a Baron at 3,000 ft. over Long Island one night many years ago. All of a sudden it sounded as though I had been by an 88mm antiaircraft round. The airplane shook and the door popped open. Didn't know what happened. Then I noticed the oil pressure falling rapidly to zero(cut the oil pressure line to the gauge). Fortunately I was only about eight miles north of Republic Airport. A quick call to the tower and a straight in to runway 19 was approved. Landed with no problem, but as soon as I turned off the runway, the right engine started to feather, so a quick shut down was in order. Taxied to at the time, Beechcraft East. When I stepped out the door, I nearly slipped off the wing. It was covered with oil which the cut line pumped out all over the wingroot. Left the aircraft there and went home.

The next day, I went back to see what had happened. From the size of the dents, the blood, and the feathers on the airplane, we were able to determine that I flew through a flock of geese flying at night without any nav lights. There were seven distinct places on the plane where you could identify a strike. Don't rightly remember the exact cost to repair the thing, but it was around $35,000. But, I do know that the old Continental 520 will not destroy itself running only on one quart of oil. It will feather first. Good thing the insurance was paid up.