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burn the mullal
20th Aug 2006, 10:31
Not sure if posted in the correct forum, but a good show of inflight bird strike none the less caught by pax inflight.:eek:
Fly Safe.
http://expressen.se/webb-tv/index.html?serialid=1014
MisterBliss
20th Aug 2006, 10:40
Nice shots!
As a former ground engineer I'm used to clean up mess like this...
Hot Rod
20th Aug 2006, 13:44
Some still pictures (from the video) can be seen here http://expressen.se/index.jsp?d=10&a=660530
Click on BILDSPECIAL under the picture.
Ron & Edna Johns
20th Aug 2006, 14:34
Bloody hell - an external threat to the aircraft. I'm surprised no one scrambled the fighters.... :hmm:
Beausoleil
20th Aug 2006, 16:30
Wouldn't this count as one of those electronic devices we passengers are told to switch off? Or were the birds flying very high?
malanda
20th Aug 2006, 18:43
Looks high in this pic http://expressen.se/content/1/c6/66/05/47/c4bf678f.jpg
Here's a reference to a white stork birdstrike at 10000ft:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/CivilAviation/SystemSafety/Newsletters/tp185/2-97/682.htm
RVR27/09
22nd Aug 2006, 02:04
They look like White storks for sure, possibly on a migratory flight, luckily none went down the Tubes! :eek:
Hot Rod
22nd Aug 2006, 08:19
This happened at 7000 ft.