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Bring clean under ware in your flight bag.ThomasMorgan wrote:
...so, future pilot, what did they tell you about avoiding random flaming space debris?
Well, I was flying a MD-500 helicopter "little bird" for those who don't know what it is. They are only plexiglass. Even a small bird can make it through if you are going fast enough. Large airliners have much thicker glass that must withstand large birds and hail, but you would be suprised what it will do when you hit something like that haulin ass. Birds bring down planes more than you would think.LT.Victim wrote:
How thick is the glass in most of the Cockpit windows..
In other words, how big of a bird would you have to hit to be fucked.
That is why if you look at a modern plane landing, you see the some lights flashing if you look at it from the front. That supposedly gets the birds attention the get out of the way.D6717C wrote:
Well, I was flying a MD-500 helicopter "little bird" for those who don't know what it is. They are only plexiglass. Even a small bird can make it through if you are going fast enough. Large airliners have much thicker glass that must withstand large birds and hail, but you would be suprised what it will do when you hit something like that haulin ass. Birds bring down planes more than you would think.LT.Victim wrote:
How thick is the glass in most of the Cockpit windows..
In other words, how big of a bird would you have to hit to be fucked.
Yeah, we don't have anything like that. Gotta be quick so you don't end up with a face full of feathers and bird goo.usmarine2007 wrote:
That is why if you look at a modern plane landing, you see the some lights flashing if you look at it from the front. That supposedly gets the birds attention the get out of the way.D6717C wrote:
Well, I was flying a MD-500 helicopter "little bird" for those who don't know what it is. They are only plexiglass. Even a small bird can make it through if you are going fast enough. Large airliners have much thicker glass that must withstand large birds and hail, but you would be suprised what it will do when you hit something like that haulin ass. Birds bring down planes more than you would think.LT.Victim wrote:
How thick is the glass in most of the Cockpit windows..
In other words, how big of a bird would you have to hit to be fucked.
it's 3/4 inch bullet proof glass, so a frozen chicken can make it through at about 300 mph, but you also have to remember that you are flying at about 750mph in the other direction, however you also have to remeber that birds don't fly at about 60,000 ftLT.Victim wrote:
How thick is the glass in most of the Cockpit windows..
In other words, how big of a bird would you have to hit to be fucked.
Ya, but you do have to land and take off..theit57 wrote:
it's 3/4 inch bullet proof glass, so a frozen chicken can make it through at about 300 mph, but you also have to remember that you are flying at about 750mph in the other direction, however you also have to remeber that birds don't fly at about 60,000 ftLT.Victim wrote:
How thick is the glass in most of the Cockpit windows..
In other words, how big of a bird would you have to hit to be fucked.
Comair...now Delta Connection Academy in Sanford, Florida. PanAm International in Ft. Peirce for my instructor ratings.D6717C wrote:
Where did you learn to fly?
my dad flew for the Navy and for FedEx, plus i've been around planes since I was about three (20 yrs). and I'm working on my pilots liscense and i helped my dad when he was studying for his check rides and stuff like that, also i asked lokt of questionsD6717C wrote:
Where did you learn to fly?
yes, that is the most dangerous time. however, the tower does issue warnings based on pilots communications as to the bird strike threat.LT.Victim wrote:
Ya, but you do have to land and take off..theit57 wrote:
it's 3/4 inch bullet proof glass, so a frozen chicken can make it through at about 300 mph, but you also have to remember that you are flying at about 750mph in the other direction, however you also have to remeber that birds don't fly at about 60,000 ftLT.Victim wrote:
How thick is the glass in most of the Cockpit windows..
In other words, how big of a bird would you have to hit to be fucked.
I've never heard about that. I always thought that they were NAV aids.usmarine2007 wrote:
That is why if you look at a modern plane landing, you see the some lights flashing if you look at it from the front. That supposedly gets the birds attention the get out of the way.D6717C wrote:
Well, I was flying a MD-500 helicopter "little bird" for those who don't know what it is. They are only plexiglass. Even a small bird can make it through if you are going fast enough. Large airliners have much thicker glass that must withstand large birds and hail, but you would be suprised what it will do when you hit something like that haulin ass. Birds bring down planes more than you would think.LT.Victim wrote:
How thick is the glass in most of the Cockpit windows..
In other words, how big of a bird would you have to hit to be fucked.
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That second one is a good one. That guy probably had to pull the seat cushion out of his ass when he landed.
the first one musta scared the crap outta him because his head was on;y like 2 ft away from itD6717C wrote:
That second one is a good one. That guy probably had to pull the seat cushion out of his ass when he landed.
btw that looks like a blackhawk or some varient of itD6717C wrote:
That second one is a good one. That guy probably had to pull the seat cushion out of his ass when he landed.
yeah thats a Blackhawkcommandochristian wrote:
[Here's another angle of that heli pic theit57 posted a link to earlier:
http://www.micom.net/oops/Heli%20Bird.jpg
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