big birds
Back in the 70`s I was discussing the technical merits of the F28 with an Engineer from Indian Airlines. He kept asking me about something that sounded like "bardits"
I asked him to clarify what he meant, to which he said "How much do you think a fully grown vulture weighs after a good meal?" He then went on to tell me they had to rebuild an F27 after a vulture had been mashed up by the prop and bits had got into the air on system. Oh the delicate aroma of rotting vulture flowing through the cabin!
Engine manufacturers do bird strike safety tests by shooting a chicken at the engine to check damage. GE did this when testing an engine. The result was a big hole through the engine. They took a chicken out of the freezer and forgot to defrost it before they shot it at the engine.