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Old 21st April 2009 | 13:31
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Gomer Pylot
 
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There have been many cases of frog ingestion causing engine problems. Small green tree frogs are all over the place, and can easily stick to glass. They can get inside the engine intakes and hide, then get sucked into the engine after takeoff. Some companies require intake and exhaust plugs to be installed every night during frog season, in an attempt to keep them out, but even those are not 100% effective.
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