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Old 11th Jul 2007, 04:49
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Ignition Override
 
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Where was that disaster with the C-130?

In the 1970s a Lockheed Electra with passengers crashed into Boston Harbor after hitting a flock of starlings. Nobody survived.

A Republic Airlines (or North Central) Convair 580 many years ago in the upper midwest hit a duck or a goose. The Captain was hurt, lost the vision in one eye but was able to demonstrate some sort of depth perception in the simulator etc and went back to flying.

We have never trained for bird strikes.
For years, the experts believed that using radar would induce birds to avoid airplanes, but they found out after better research that there were no noticeable benefits.
But maybe a slow-flying Mig 25 Foxbat's radar might give birds some incentive to steer away.
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