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GeoB
Joined: 16 Jun 2009
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Location: Fresno, CA
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 Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 2:43 am Post subject: bird strikes |
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| Quote: | I suspect a sheeted leading edge would be damaged more by a bird strike
than fabric...
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In the event of a bird strike I think I would be thinking more about how in
other cases bird strikes have perforated the leading edge of wings,
introducing a 'ram-air' effect that puffs the fabric out like a balloon and
strips it off of the ribs and brings about death of the pilot. But then I'm
just a novice...
It wasn't a Kolb it happened to, and the dead pilot didn't have rib
stitching or rivets, but I think those thoughts would still go through my
mind.
GeoB
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FIRESTARII
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byoungplumbing(at)gmail.c
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| Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:14 am Post subject: bird strikes |
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| Quote: | I suspect a sheeted leading edge would be damaged more by a bird strike
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has anyone had a bird strike in a kolb...... i think a bird should be able
to get out of the way of a slow noisy kolb.... they use to kid me about
getting bug spatters on my trailing edges, cause i did not go fast enough.
i saw what a goose did to the leading edge of a warrior the pilot was
flying at night doing her private ticket..
body young
mike
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donaho1(at)verizon.net
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| Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:27 am Post subject: Bird strikes |
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Quote: "they use to kid me about getting bug spatters on my trailing
edges" NOW, That`s funny, I don`t care who you are! Merry Christmas
to all! Lanny FSII Do not archive
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beauford
Joined: 25 Apr 2007
Posts: 127
Location: Brandon, FL
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| Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 9:43 am Post subject: bird strikes |
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"....Dark in here"...!
beauford
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Ralph B
Joined: 14 Apr 2007
Posts: 367
Location: Mound Minnesota
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| Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 12:29 pm Post subject: Re: bird strikes |
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I had a bird strike during a takeoff in my Firestar. This happened years ago and I didn't know what happened at first because the Firestar had a slight vibration and it was yawing to the left. I was 36 miles from home and was ready to put into a field, but the vibration wasn't getting worse and I used right rudder to keep it flying straight. I flew the 36 miles home and made a good landing. I got out and found a dent in the top left wing at the last rib. The bird had pushed it in about a half inch. I remember seeing a large bird off my left wing and thought I missed it. I made the repairs to the wing and have been flying it for many years. I was fortunate that it didn't strike the leading edge as that would have been more serious. Most of the time birds get out of the way, but I have noticed that hawks and eagles seem to think they own the sky and don't want to move out of the way.
Ralph
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