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Old 23rd Sep 2015, 15:53
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Dougie M
 
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Ethiopian Eagles

You have seen this one before. Coff posted it while I was learning the ropes. The eagles used to ridge soar along the high plateaux hunting for baby baboons, goats etc. They were very aggressive and if an Albert invaded their territory they would attack by facing the aircraft and splaying their claws in front of them. Avoiding action was too slow even at the 240 kts airspeed we were at. The extended wing section shown is only a third of a single wingspan and all the rest of the bird is inside the frame. I also was on a flight which collided with an eagle on the leading edge between No.3 and No.4 engine. We had a full simulator style bleed air fault with lights, gauges, bells and whistles. As to Albert's aerodynamics, no change was noticed.


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