The BIRDS

"TrueAviation" writes:

Yeah we havent had a bird strike in a while but we had a deer strike.
No good. People dnt realize how much damage animals can call. They get
mad if we have to hunt. But whatever, bird striks can be bad, and Id
rather not deal with one.

Deer strike? Given how much damage cars experience hitting deer, and
the rather large differences between how cars and airplanes are built,
that sounds *really expensive*! (No criticism of airplane
construction intended, but they're designed with very different
constraints from cars.)
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On 2006-03-02, David Dyer-Bennet wrote:
Deer strike?

Before my time at Houston Gulf airport (before my time altogether
really, but not before my ancient CFI's time) a Cessna 150 had a cow
strike. It apparently totaled the plane.

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"Dylan Smith" wrote

Before my time at Houston Gulf airport (before my time altogether
really, but not before my ancient CFI's time) a Cessna 150 had a cow
strike. It apparently totaled the plane.

Cow walked away unharmed? g
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"Dylan Smith" wrote in message
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On 2006-03-02, David Dyer-Bennet wrote:
Deer strike?

Before my time at Houston Gulf airport (before my time altogether
really, but not before my ancient CFI's time) a Cessna 150 had a cow
strike. It apparently totaled the plane.


http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...10X01711&key=1

I've heard of alligators on runways, guess they are soaking
up the heat from the warm concrete.
So you can hit a gator on the water with a seaplane or on
land, probably at night.

There is an airport located just east southeast of Wichita
Mid-Continent, known locally as Dead Cow International.



"Dylan Smith" wrote in message
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| On 2006-03-02, David Dyer-Bennet wrote:
| Deer strike?
|
| Before my time at Houston Gulf airport (before my time
altogether
| really, but not before my ancient CFI's time) a Cessna 150
had a cow
| strike. It apparently totaled the plane.
|
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| Dylan Smith, Port St Mary, Isle of Man
| Flying: http://www.dylansmith.net
| Oolite-Linux: an Elite tribute:
http://oolite-linux.berlios.de
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On 2006-03-02, David Dyer-Bennet wrote:
Deer strike?

Before my time at Houston Gulf airport (before my time altogether
really, but not before my ancient CFI's time) a Cessna 150 had a cow
strike. It apparently totaled the plane.

--
Dylan Smith, Port St Mary, Isle of Man
Flying: http://www.dylansmith.net
Oolite-Linux: an Elite tribute: http://oolite-linux.berlios.de
Frontier Elite Universe: http://www.alioth.net

While browsing NTSB reports on Piper Tomahawks ( I used to own one), I came
across a report of an accident where the aircraft had a forced landing in a
pasture. The pilot reported something like "It was a nice landing, with no
obstructions until a cow DARTED out in front of me." Needless to say, the
aircraft was destroyed or severely damaged, IIRC.

KB

Kyle Boatright wrote:
How many of you have experienced a bird strike?

I punched a hole in the wing of the club 172 with
a turkey buzzard on Margy's first fight. Pushed
a section of the leading edge between two ribs back
to the spar.