According to ABC, Saturday, a 757-500 carrying an NBA team to Chicago, suffered a bird strike supposedly at 30,000 feet.
It must have been Big Bird.
It must have been Big Bird.
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According to ABC, Saturday, a 757-500 carrying an NBA team to Chicago, suffered a bird strike supposedly at 30,000 feet.
It must have been Big Bird.
That "bird" happened to be Superman's noggin-while he was on his way to Krypton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 feet higher and would be into the pilots! One of my men used to work for Leer Jet, They had a cannon that fired frozen turkeys! They fired it into the windshield, engines, & control surfaces to see how they held up.
I have heard of Eagles flying over storms at that kind of altitude. But that high up you don't see many hitch hikers!
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I have heard of Eagles flying over storms at that kind of altitude. But that high up you don't see many hitch hikers!
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A 15 pound goose impacting the ray-dome at roughly 450 mph.
That stings!
Yes, geese fly that high.
That stings!
Yes, geese fly that high.
looks more like one of those "birds" from Area 51. lee
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In all the years I flew I can't remember one instance where I saw a frozen turkey at altitude....guess I was pretty lucky!
There actually is a mil-spec for birds used for bird-strike testing, but they are always fired thawed, never frozen.
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The GE test facility in Peebles, Oh uses a cannon to launch 2.5 to 6 lb birds (thawed) into the fan blades.
fiasconva
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Bet that woke everyone in the cockpit up.
Jessie
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It doesn't take much of a bird at 5-600mph to make a dent.
Ballistics apply here.
And yes, some birds do end up that high. It's extremely rare, but not impossible.
Remember, it's the news that's reporting that it happened at that altitude, also.
Ballistics apply here.
And yes, some birds do end up that high. It's extremely rare, but not impossible.
Remember, it's the news that's reporting that it happened at that altitude, also.
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Jus wait'll PETA finds out about this !!
Whitwabit
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Flying back to the US from Alaska .. the pilot pointed out a very large flock of geese several thousand feet below us .. and stated that there had been reports of geese above 30000 feet .. we were somewhere around 35000 feet or higher ..
Doesn't take a big bird to cause massive damage to any surface hit by one .. we had 2 planes hit birds in squadrons I was in back in the 60's .. both hit wing surface areas .. one causing a jet fuel leak on the wing ..
Doesn't take a big bird to cause massive damage to any surface hit by one .. we had 2 planes hit birds in squadrons I was in back in the 60's .. both hit wing surface areas .. one causing a jet fuel leak on the wing ..
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The original joke was a chicken cannon test on a European bullet train. The punch line was... Thaw the chicken!
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On my first "west trip" (mission to Asia) out of McGuire, we were delayed slightly when leaving Hawaii to load up a new nose for a C141 that hit an Albatross on approach to Midway. The Albatross are huge birds and quite unafraid of humans. They were all over the place just sitting and walking for the 2:15 we were there. Interesting fuel stop.
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What a waste-I wish they'd use Pumpkins instead. Yeah I know-pumpkins aint as tough but--I hate the wastage of all that turkey. Pork anyone?
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...the record holder...Ruppell’s Griffon Vulture – 37000 feet...
...the goose... Bar-headed Goose – 29000 feet...
...even Mallards get pretty high... Mallard – 21000 feet...
...the goose... Bar-headed Goose – 29000 feet...
...even Mallards get pretty high... Mallard – 21000 feet...
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[Collected on the Internet, 1998]
In an issue of Meat & Poultry magazine, editors quoted from “Feathers,” the publication of the California Poultry Industry Federation, telling the following story:
The US Federal Aviation Administration has a unique device for testing the strength of windshields on airplanes. The device is a gun that launches a dead chicken at a plane’s windshield at approximately the speed the plane flies.
The theory is that if the windshield doesn’t crack from the carcass impact, it’ll survive a real collision with a bird during flight.
It seems the British were very interested in this and wanted to test a windshield on a brand new, speedy locomotive they’re developing.
They borrowed FAA’s chicken launcher, loaded the chicken and fired.
The ballistic chicken shattered the windshield, broke the engineer’s chair and embedded itself in the back wall of the engine’s cab. The British were stunned and asked the FAA to recheck the test to see if everything was done correctly.
The FAA reviewed the test thoroughly and had one recommendation:
“Use a thawed chicken.”
In an issue of Meat & Poultry magazine, editors quoted from “Feathers,” the publication of the California Poultry Industry Federation, telling the following story:
The US Federal Aviation Administration has a unique device for testing the strength of windshields on airplanes. The device is a gun that launches a dead chicken at a plane’s windshield at approximately the speed the plane flies.
The theory is that if the windshield doesn’t crack from the carcass impact, it’ll survive a real collision with a bird during flight.
It seems the British were very interested in this and wanted to test a windshield on a brand new, speedy locomotive they’re developing.
They borrowed FAA’s chicken launcher, loaded the chicken and fired.
The ballistic chicken shattered the windshield, broke the engineer’s chair and embedded itself in the back wall of the engine’s cab. The British were stunned and asked the FAA to recheck the test to see if everything was done correctly.
The FAA reviewed the test thoroughly and had one recommendation:
“Use a thawed chicken.”
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...also hard to believe they can breathe in enough oxygen to function up there...I'm guessing they may be able to get that high...but they don't make a habit of it...you're right about the temperature...also seems too low to function for very long...
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And with the air density, they would have to flap their wings more energetically to remain aloft.
Stop me if I've told you this one already..
Several years ago, an engine manufacturer was getting ready to perform bird ingestion testing on one of their new small general aviation engines. They had done their homework, performed all the calculations, and there was no doubt the engine would pass the test. The bird that was to be fired into the running engine wasn't even that big.
They load the cannon, pressurize the tanks, spool the engine up, and pull the trigger. Nothing happens, so they shut the engine down to investigate. One of the technicians tells the engineers, "I know what the problem is. You guys go to lunch, I'll have it fixed when you return."
The engineers return from lunch and find a note from the technician indicating that the problem has been resolved. They spool the engine up again, pull the trigger, and the engine is completely destroyed. No one can figure out what happened, as the engine should have easily passed the test..... until they watch the high speed video. The first thing out of the cannon was a cat, who apparently smelled the bird, crawled up the cannon barrel, and thought he was getting a free lunch.
Disclaimer: This is undoubtedly NOT a true story, but funny none the less!
Several years ago, an engine manufacturer was getting ready to perform bird ingestion testing on one of their new small general aviation engines. They had done their homework, performed all the calculations, and there was no doubt the engine would pass the test. The bird that was to be fired into the running engine wasn't even that big.
They load the cannon, pressurize the tanks, spool the engine up, and pull the trigger. Nothing happens, so they shut the engine down to investigate. One of the technicians tells the engineers, "I know what the problem is. You guys go to lunch, I'll have it fixed when you return."
The engineers return from lunch and find a note from the technician indicating that the problem has been resolved. They spool the engine up again, pull the trigger, and the engine is completely destroyed. No one can figure out what happened, as the engine should have easily passed the test..... until they watch the high speed video. The first thing out of the cannon was a cat, who apparently smelled the bird, crawled up the cannon barrel, and thought he was getting a free lunch.
Disclaimer: This is undoubtedly NOT a true story, but funny none the less!
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For those who have never been to Midway there are many funny videos on YouTube. Just search YouTube for "Midway Gooney Birds". Takeoffs are funny, landings even better. They are a most beautiful bird to see in flight and can travel hundreds of miles out to sea.
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For the nerds among us: A 5 pound goose hitting something at 500 mph hits with 41,767 ft/lbs.
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For those who have never been to Midway there are many funny videos on YouTube. Just search YouTube for "Midway Gooney Birds". Takeoffs are funny, landings even better. They are a most beautiful bird to see in flight and can travel hundreds of miles out to sea.
and now you know why the C-47 is called the gooney bird. this is especially true if it is a rookie pilot
Bird strike - Wikipedia
and now you know why the C-47 is called the gooney bird. this is especially true if it is a rookie pilot
Bird strike - Wikipedia
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Daddy had a bird strike, once. It was before I was born, but I remember the photograph.
Mallard drake through the windshield of a '54 Olds Delta 88.
He said they had it for dinner. I bet he had to change his shorts. Like they say, first you say it, then you do it.
Mallard drake through the windshield of a '54 Olds Delta 88.
He said they had it for dinner. I bet he had to change his shorts. Like they say, first you say it, then you do it.
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I have changed, and overhauled, many TF-33s because of bird strikes. Cleaning is the worst job.
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