Flying? The safest form of transport!!

Looking around and looking up, just to keep an eye on the world of aviation and report those obscure findings and happenings.

Bird Strikes (Ryanair for example).
Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 12:25 PM

In case you were wondering how such a minor sounding event can cause such an incident, here is a Wikipedia link explaining just how serious and sometimes catastrophic a bird strike can be. I would say this was a lucky escape.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_strike

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Mark said:
Thursday, November 13, 2008 @ 6:23 PM

when in the RAF, bird strikes were the single most troublesome problem for the fast jets. A bird strike at Mach 1 makes a hell of a mess!! We used to have at least 2 or 3 emergencies declared per week due to a bird going through the cockpit or being sucked into an engine.

Acky said:
Wednesday, February 4, 2009 @ 5:17 PM

You've got more chance of getting knocked down while crossing the road. Chill.

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