Agaricus,
"Why do I have to reiterate the unlikeliness of "bird strike on the fenestron" fer chrissakes? At 120 Kts it ill hardly affect anything even if such a fantastical scenario could have happened. It certainly wouldn't result in the helo coming out of the sky like a fish supper. Do some people not understand what a fenestron is or how it works? If not, avast posting please. Let's keep this thread to real rotorheads, not sim walts please."
Unlikely does not equal impossible.
Do you know the aircraft was doing 120 kts???
If it had been close to the hover when the event occurred, then personally I think it would have been very much like a "fish supper"!
Yes, I am familiar with a fenestron, thanks, and I have spent many hours in the hover at night over even less-welcoming built up areas with a fenestron behind me (and only one engine to boot). I have also spent many hours doing the same job these guys were doing in a similar aircraft (hence my handle). So, please save your insults for people you know.