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Old 17th Oct 2004, 23:38
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Old Smokey
 
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I had a kangaroo strike on takeoff in an F27 a few decades ago, luckiest kangaroo on earth, the passengers swear that he passed THROUGH the prop disk and was bowled over by the undercarriage. Was last seen hopping off in a wobbly way into the bush.

Examination of the gear / gear strut did reveal a lot of fur and blood, but not a thing to be seen on the prop.

Canuckbirdstrike, you could open a whole new chapter of research on this (keep up the good work with the ornithological strikes).

Regards,

Smokey
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