Kulula birdstrike! Everyone safe?
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Kulula birdstrike! Everyone safe?
Saw the birdstrike of a Kulula flight from DBN to CPTcovered on E-news last night.
When the reporter said that "Everyone returned to the ground safely", my 8 year old son immediately retorted....
"Well ..............not the bird! It went Brrrrrrrrrrrr"
To which our family collapsed in laughter.
When the reporter said that "Everyone returned to the ground safely", my 8 year old son immediately retorted....
"Well ..............not the bird! It went Brrrrrrrrrrrr"
To which our family collapsed in laughter.
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Bird Strike...
I read in the press that this "Bird strike" was approx 15 mins into the flight. Is that possible? Could a bird be flying at such an altitude or was this 15 mins timed from pushback? 
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It would be a special Kulula bird that lived a high flying life and could swim too!
Bird strike 15mins after takeoff - mmmmm......
15mins after takeoff to return - would that be enuf time to burn up sufficient fuel to get below max landing weight?
Bird strike 15mins after takeoff - mmmmm......
15mins after takeoff to return - would that be enuf time to burn up sufficient fuel to get below max landing weight?
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Bonus Myth – Bird strikes never occur at high altitudes.
Fact – It is true that most strikes occur in the airport environment. About 41% of reported strikes with civil aircraft in USA occur while the aircraft is on the ground during take-off or landing and about 75% of strikes occur at less than 500 feet above ground level (AGL). However, over 1,300 strikes involving civil aircraft at heights above 5,000 feet AGL were reported from 1990-2003. The world height record for a strike is 37,000 feet.
That bird deserved a medal (as opposed to getting splattered all over an aircraft...)
Fact – It is true that most strikes occur in the airport environment. About 41% of reported strikes with civil aircraft in USA occur while the aircraft is on the ground during take-off or landing and about 75% of strikes occur at less than 500 feet above ground level (AGL). However, over 1,300 strikes involving civil aircraft at heights above 5,000 feet AGL were reported from 1990-2003. The world height record for a strike is 37,000 feet.
That bird deserved a medal (as opposed to getting splattered all over an aircraft...)
