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Birdstrikes

Chiorino · 2016-03-14 11:02:24

Happened across this piece in today's Indo which got me thinking, how often do these sort of things happen in Ireland. It always struck me that the main dangers associated with strikes were windscreen hits and engine failures from birds being sucked in but is this type of damage common. In fairness, this looks about as bad…

14-03-2016 11:02am

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Happened across this piece in today's Indo which got me thinking, how often do these sort of things happen in Ireland. It always struck me that the main dangers associated with strikes were windscreen hits and engine failures from birds being sucked in but is this type of damage common. In fairness, this looks about as bad as I've ever seen a strike (looks like a feckin ostrich hit the plane!!)

http://www.independent.ie/world-news/europe/bird-strike-destroys-passenger-jets-nose-34537262.html

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#2 14-03-2016 9:51pm

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Last line from the article:
"Estimates suggest that 90 per cent of bird strikes occur at or near airports"

No ****, Sherlock.

The radome isn't a particularly strong structure. There are plenty of pictures of hail doing similarly damage.

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#3 15-03-2016 9:33pm

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Hardly smothered in blood now was it?

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