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Maple1 wrote:

Netko wrote:
Bird strike at the Red Bull air race in San Diego - the after shot.


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That could have been SOOOOOO BAD

I agree!

It looks as if he hit the pelican either with the gear or the prop.

A bird as big as a pelican at that speed would go through to the main
spar or take away a stabilizer. A canopy hit would almost certainly be
instantly fatal, as would be a stabilizer hit.

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