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red arrow massive bird strike at wadd
understand a reds hawk had a massive bird strike at waddington show today, landed ok but theirs a very large hole in the nose, poss cat 4 or cat 5 wfu.
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Not as bad as my Hawk bird strike!! :)
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And for those who don't know:
This is the quite remarkable and true story of Squadron Leader Derek J Sharp AFC BSc Dip Comp JP RAF and his incredible adventures. Nothing perhaps was more astonishing than his survival after meeting a Mallard duck at 500 mph and his subsequent fight back to become a pilot in command once again. That he survived to age 30 was amazing, that he continued unashamedly on to a ripe old age was nothing short of a miracle. Conceivably he followed the advice written on a fridge magnet in his kitchen ‘Never drive faster than your Guardian Angel can fly’. Those who knew him would say not a chance! He lived in a time long before Political Correctness, the Breathalyser and motor car safety checks. He achieved all that he set out to do, and more. That would undoubtedly be his epitaph Sorry to hear that a RAFAT Hawk had a coming-together with one of our feathered friends, but good to hear that the pilot got it back OK. The Team's emergencies training obviously paid dividends! |
Photo of said Birdstrike on Twitter
Whilst far from being an expert on this things, the port side of the Hawks nose looks like its been hit by a 20mm shell. Or something a bit bigger even.
The photo is on the UKAR Twitter feed if anyone is interested. |
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Angle of the pitot probe would suggest serious internal damage. Hope it's not too bad, don't have too many of those little red rascals left!
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It'll buff out..
Glad everyone is ok. |
Well there are a whole s**t load of massive birds in the North, no surprise one got tagged.
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Looks like another trip to the mall!
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That's quite a stone-chip. Glad no-one was hurt.
"Northern", Willard? Not according to Sheffield University..... North-South Dividing Line Of course it might have been a visitor from further up the A15.. |
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Are you sure he did not hit Mark Cavendish?
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"Northern", Willard? Not according to Sheffield University..... North-South Dividing Line Of course it might have been a visitor from further up the A15.. |
I have heard of having a thick chinagraph; but this really is taking the psis.
http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/map..._red_small.jpg Watford Gap Service Stn on the M1 gets my vote. |
With the pitot head that askew, I presume he was accompanied by another aircraft during landing.
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Looking at the other photos it doesnt look like the pitot head is askew. I think its just the angle the photo was captured that makes it look that way.
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Yes, you're right. Looks ok in one pic.
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Sorry WW, but you are not in the north till you get to Lancaster!
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Another view/angle ...
http://pbs.twimg.com/media/Br2DH_dCMAAPQi3.jpg Image Credit : Red 8, https://mobile.twitter.com/WaddAirShow & ITV Central Red 6 : XX177 |
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