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byronmfox(at)gmail.com
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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2015 6:39 pm Post subject: Bird strike

Why it's important to a helmet with the visor down



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Dawg

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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2015 6:50 pm Post subject: Bird strike

And the rest of the story?



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Viperdoc

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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:14 am Post subject: Bird strike

Have seen that more than once in my career. Turkey Buzzards are a bitch. Have had two bird strikes in the YAKs. Dawn and dusk are particularly high risk times for all types of bird strikes.

Doc

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mark.bitterlich(at)navy.m
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 8:46 am Post subject: Bird strike

A turkey buzzard went right through the side glass of an EA-6B at 14,000 feet AT NIGHT!  Hard to believe.   But it happened.



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markdavis(at)wbsnet.org
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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 1:44 pm Post subject: Bird strike

This reminds me of a training flight in Pensacola around 1980 where a T-34

took a turkey buzzard through the windscreen.  It knocked the student in

front out and blinded the Marine IP in the back with all of the blood and

guts from the buzzard.  The IP couldn't communicate with the stud in front

so he assumed he was dead and bailed out.  The stud woke up and a short time

later, cleared the guts from his face and flew back to Whiting Field solo.

Knocked his first solo flight out without a checkride!



Mark Davis

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Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2015 1:57 pm Post subject: Bird strike

I took one off the right side of the radome on a Prowler entering a low

level (VR-1351 if I recall) near the Grand Coulee Dam.  Went full force into

the right duct.  The good old J52 ate it, but wasn't very happy, but kept

running.  Screwed up a great low level.  Landed and had pretty massive

damage to the first stage considering how well it was running!



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av8ter

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Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2015 6:23 am Post subject: Re: Bird strike

130 kts see and avoid.. 480kts plus on a low level not so easy.



VMA-231, AV8B, MAC run 520 Kts, <200ft, Red Tailed Hawk through the front windscreen. Successful ejection!

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Viperdoc

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Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2015 3:07 pm Post subject: Bird strike

Glad you are still with us and flying.

Doc

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 130 kts see and avoid.. 480kts plus on a low level not so easy.

 

 VMA-231, AV8B, MAC run 520 Kts, ,200ft, Red Tailed Hawk through the front windscreen. Successful ejection!

 

 

 

 

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