RAF A400 Birdstrike Spain
Ouch .... reminds me very much of one we had in the Falklands ... doing a reccy over "Bird Island" of all places ....... this was the "temporary" repair to return to UK, whereby it went to Cambridge for several weeks !!
To paraphrase a Nimrod SNCO in beam window post bird-strike on landing at Gib:-
"Crew Chief, Captain, damage report please"
Captain Crew Chief, I'm no vet, but I don't think it will fly again"
((c) R**^** F, Nimrod AEOp).
"Crew Chief, Captain, damage report please"
Captain Crew Chief, I'm no vet, but I don't think it will fly again"
((c) R**^** F, Nimrod AEOp).
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Looks like it was wearing a crash helmet!
Had a quick search for a photo of the damaged area without damage and this photo appeared of damage to a Spanish example again by bird strike. They don't seem to do well against our feathered friends.
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It must have been static when it entered
Champagne anyone...?
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If it was a duck, to whom do they send the bill?
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Was a prop feathered?
Isn't that one out in Spain at the moment. Manufacturer's test flight ? MoD's No Claims Bonus should be unaffected unless EADS try to claim it was like that when they dropped it off 
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