To: thackney
Flew a Falcon 20 and we had a bird strike along the pilot side angle of attack linkage. It peeled the skin of the plane back about three feet like peeling a banana. The ground crew determined it was a goose. Most of the bird went thru the engine. Fortunately no metal separated from the fuselage to go along with the bird.
What a goose was doing at 16,000 feet was his business?
31 posted on
05/07/2015 6:37:03 AM PDT by
blackdog
(There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
To: blackdog
I would guess a goose flying at 16,000 feet is avoiding big eagles. Birds do fly over high mountains, like the Rockies and the Himalyas, you know.
37 posted on
05/07/2015 6:59:26 AM PDT by
SatinDoll
(A NATURAL BORN CITIZEN IS BORN IN THE US OF US CITIZEN PARENTS.)
To: blackdog
Back in the early 80s, an Idaho ANG RF-4C struck a tundra swan near Boise. Bird penetrated the wind screen and seriously injured the pilot. Fortunately, Air Force F-4s had flight controls in the backseat, allowing the WSO to land the aircraft. The pilot never flew again; injuries left him permanently grounded.
If I’m not mistaken, the aircraft struck the bird at 12,000 ft. A jet flying at 400kts (or more) hitting a 20-pound swan can do a lot of damage, even to something as rugged as a Phantom.
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