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Old 25th Oct 2004, 21:26
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Yes, back on topic - I've had a fox strike in an EMB110 many years ago. I was a raw F/O, and the stupid animal was right on the centreline (unusually, so was I!) of the runway I was attempting to depart. I tried to lift the nosewheel over it. My skipper (who hadn't seen it since he was scanning the instruments) thought I had gone bananas and was trying to rotate early. There was a (slight) thump and we reported it on the climbout. ATC said nothing was found later, but we all knew the caterers served it up to us disguised as chicken sandwiches on the next duty.
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