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Old 7th Apr 2006, 14:13
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kenparry
 
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I had only 2 strikes in 20+ years of airline flying.

First on a B737 going into NCL, about 6 miles finals, only moderate Cu around. No warning, big flash, big bang, as we got a strike on the nose just outside the FO's front window. No effect on the aircraft at all. We did find a small burn mark on the nose afterwards.

Second was on a B767, again on the nose, very similar.

For some years I monitored the stats of my (former) employer's fleet, and the rate was about 1 strike per airframe per year, utilisation being about 4000 hr per year.
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