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Old 3rd Dec 2017, 20:22
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henra
 
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Originally Posted by SASless
ATN,

The odds of having a catastrophic mechanical failure immediately followed by hitting several Geese hard enough to have them wind up inside the aircraft.....well I would think winning the Powerball Lottery has better odds.
Exactly that.

Plus when spiralling down the forward speed and kinetic energy probably wouldn't be enough for the geese to penetrate the front screen.

It is always fascinating to which lengths people go in order to assume the weirdest possible accident scenario while there is one scenario with a 99% probability staring you right in the eyes....
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