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Old 20th Jan 2009, 02:08
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HotDog
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On climb out from Calcutta to Bangkok in a CV880M in 1968, we suffered a bird strike in No.2 Engine. Our deprture track took us in the vicinity of The Tower of Silence, the burial place of the Parsi (Zoroastrian) faith. There were several large Vutures in the area. No.2 Engine sufered a stall which imediately recovered. We inspected the engine intake from the cabin windows and although there was a large blood stain, no vibration was evident. A slightly higher RPM was showing for the same power setting and we continued to Bangkok. On inspection on the ground, severe intake blade damage was evident. The aircraft was 3 engine ferried to Hong Kong the next day. Quite remarkable really for the CJ805 engine to keep operating under the cicumstances. A Vulture is much bigger than a Goose!
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