Birdstrike video

[dieseljohn]

Apologies if its been done.

http://www.fazed.org/video/view/?id=47#boidie

Apparently is the video from this incident:

http://www.airforce.dnd.ca/dfs/pdf/REPORTS/FTI/CT155202.pdf

Canadian Hawk trainer with an RAF student an a canadian airforce instructor. Both survived ejecting although the instructor was badly injured.

[KITT]

Direct link here (right click, download).

scary!

[UKBob]

The instructor handled the situation like a pro. Very scary video! Isnt it true that if you eject twice, then your career is over, as the airforce wont let you pilot a plane again, praps due to the compressed vertebrae after having ejected?

[lazyitus]

Blinkin' 'eck.

[vetteheadracer]

:UKBob said:

Isnt it true that if you eject twice, then your career is over, as the airforce wont let you pilot a plane again

Nope, my dad ejected twice during his Fleet Air Arm career and he was allowed to carry on flying.

[968]

dieseljohn said:

Apologies if its been done. www.fazed.org/video/view/?id=47#boidie Apparently is the video from this incident: www.airforce.dnd.ca/dfs/pdf/REPORTS/FTI/CT155202.pdf Canadian Hawk trainer with an RAF student an a canadian airforce instructor. Both survived ejecting although the instructor was badly injured.

the one where the bird hit's Fabio in the face, on a rollercoaster is much more funny.....

[UKBob]

968 said:

the one where the bird hit's Fabio in the face, on a rollercoaster is much more funny.....

We need a link

[968]

UKBob said:

968 said: the one where the bird hit's Fabio in the face, on a rollercoaster is much more funny..... We need a link

oooh gawdon bennett..... I'll have a look a little later on..... but it really is funny, if you beat me to it.....

[UKBob]

968 said:

UKBob said: 968 said: the one where the bird hit's Fabio in the face, on a rollercoaster is much more funny..... We need a link oooh gawdon bennett..... I'll have a look a little later on..... but it really is funny, if you beat me to it.....

No chance Mate, thats what other PHers are for

[zoom_jones]

www.2dorks.com/video/fabioBird.avi

[Extra 300 Driver]

Great work, I guess its in the SOPs but I would have been tempted to do a gear up.

[shirley temple]

A colleague hit a pigeon at about 130mph in a Saab 9-3 prototype at millbrook a few years back, it went through the screen, buckling the roof at the front, covered him in blood,gutz, snot n gobble and feathers before exiting the rear screen!!

You wouldnt believe the amount of damage a pound of poultry can do!!

[mybrainhurts]

shirley temple said:

before exiting the rear screen!!

It got away....?

[munky]

KITT said:

Direct link here (right click, download). scary!

Is the site down? I get the dreaded "...requested site is either unavailable or cannot be found.." message. No joy with the other link either.

[Cyberhuss]

First link should work fine Munky!

Second link by KITT will not work as the source's url is randomized every so many hours..

Here is a 3rd link

[munky]

Cyberhuss said:

First link should work fine Munky! Second link by KITT will not work as the source's url is randomized every so many hours.. Here is a 3rd link

You know it!!! That 3rd one works fine, thanks! (first link opened up a page with embedded media player, but no video was forthcoming)

Question though, why eject rather than attempt a forced landing?

[munky]

Here's a nasty one (description only)

www.airforce.dnd.ca/dfs/docs/Fti/MCASBeaufort_e.asp

[Cyberhuss]

I started thinking of all this stuff and i thought i would share something strange with you..

I know its not related to the Birdstrike video but what the hell..

About 17 months ago i posted this on site in a reply talking about the existence of Area 51

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www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/YF-12/HTML/E-22047.html

Lockheed test pilot Robert Gilliland made the first flight in 936 on 13 March 1964 at Area 51, Groom Lake, Nevada.

its on a government website, that means they admit it exists as they say robert gilliland flew in the 936 at Area 51, Groom Lake, Nevada...

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Then about 8 weeks later they remove the "at Area 51, Groom Lake, Nevada."
from www.dfrc.nasa.gov/Gallery/Photo/YF-12/HTML/E-22047.html the sub nasa website..

That freaked me out, it took me ages to find that "Area 51 Groom Lake" bit that was actually on a government website? & that they had actually read what i had posted (on a high profile website) and then removed it, conspiracy or what?

+ i didn't know NASA monitors threads

[puts silver tin foil hat back on, gotta protect myself from the aliens]

[Pigeon]

Cyberhuss said:

i didn't know NASA monitors threads

s/A//p

Wouldn't surprise me to find spooks reading this site loads... wonder if Ted would care to post the results of grepping his logs for .gov

[mybrainhurts]

You still on for kidnapping Blair on Saturday, pidge....?