We lost a guy that way on the Enterprise my first westpac cruise. I hope it was quick.
Instantaneous, he didn't feel a thing. It's the aftermath that's so horrible, and I'd hate to be on the cleanup crew.
I've been around several engines that have taken in turkey vultures and it is not pretty. F-16's don't do well after ingesting large birds, we've had to pick up the scattered pieces of the jet a number of times. One of our allies had a bird strike years ago and sent us the engine (wrapped) for overhaul, the stench was unbelievable. Interestingly, the type of bird ingested is easily determined by evaluation of small chunks of what you recover from inside the engine.
The FAA has maintained a wildlife strike database since 1990.
The FAA wildlife strike database has recorded over 121,000 (Civil and USAF) wildlife strikes between 1990 and 2010.
92% of the bird strikes to commercial aircraft occur at or below 3,500 ft AGL (above ground level).
In 2010, 52% of the birds struck were identified to the species level.
During the five years between 2006 - 2010, there was an average of 26 strikes reported each day.
The USAF Safety Center maintains a database called BASH that is similar to that of the FAA (see the BASH website at http://www.afsc.af.mil/organizations/bash/)
Couple of HUD videos of F-16 strikes:
Here is one where the engine kept going and he was able to land http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzpz261mU2A&feature=youtube_gdata_player
This one didn't end as well http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN_Zl64OQEw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
The FAA has maintained a wildlife strike database since 1990.
The FAA wildlife strike database has recorded over 121,000 (Civil and USAF) wildlife strikes between 1990 and 2010.
92% of the bird strikes to commercial aircraft occur at or below 3,500 ft AGL (above ground level).
In 2010, 52% of the birds struck were identified to the species level.
During the five years between 2006 - 2010, there was an average of 26 strikes reported each day.
The USAF Safety Center maintains a database called BASH that is similar to that of the FAA (see the BASH website at http://www.afsc.af.mil/organizations/bash/)
Couple of HUD videos of F-16 strikes:
Here is one where the engine kept going and he was able to land http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzpz261mU2A&feature=youtube_gdata_player
This one didn't end as well http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN_Zl64OQEw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Well, he won't be down for breakfast
DAYUUUM......Work on these things everyday, and U have to be thinking ALL the time... Just Speechless here. DAYUMMM.
Wow!!!
That happened quite a while ago. Showed it to one of my bosses (Boeing guy), and he told us of a similar incident - don't remember where. He said they brought the engine in under a tarp, and had to try and recover every piece of remains, no matter how small, as they are to recover as much as possible for burial. Glad I don't have that job.
OMG!!! What a mess.
Oh my ...
At least compared to the wood chipper, this guy never felt a thing. But ad far as clean up... I would see no reason to try and salvage the engine... If it were my plane. Drop it, burn it in a bon fire, and have what's left melted down.
Dunno what they actually do, and I do not Care to.
Horrible.
I have no desire to ever be anywhere near a running turbine, I do not like even being seated next to the wing, inside the plane.
Dunno what they actually do, and I do not Care to.
Horrible.
I have no desire to ever be anywhere near a running turbine, I do not like even being seated next to the wing, inside the plane.
