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Bird Strike - Thomson 263-Hotel

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EHM-1883 Matt:
It wasn't even on in Birmingham! This is the first I've heard of it!

What else does NZ know about we don't??

EHM-1612 Paolo:
...Mayday Mayday Mayday...WOW!! That was a great job!!

EHM-0641 Rico:
British ... Soooooooo cool!!

So cool they'd turn ice jealous... ;D

Amazing !!!  Though I thought that engines could withstand a birdstrike.. I thought those turbo engines were made to take in numberous birds (frozen chicken) in preliminary tests as I have seen in numerous engine test videos....

EHM-1009 Kevin:
It was reported on local news that day that it was 2  heron's  that caused this engine failure although only one is seen on the video.

EHM-1703 Philip:
Rico, they will ingest the bird and the casing will survive, unfortunately the turbines would never stand a chance against anything bigger than a pigeon!

The tests you have seen are the mandatory tests that all engines undergo to ensure that no parts of the engine are ejected laterally and thus through the wings (where the fuel tanks are) or through the fuselage. (where the people are!) These tests are not designed to ensure the engines survivability of a catastrophic failure, they are done to ensure the survivability of the people on board the plane when an event like this occurs.

Some videos for you:






Cheers,

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