And you thought our feathered friends were indeed friends. . .in an aircraft, they are not quite so much.
In the first video, the bird strikes the very nose of the 747 upon landing:
In the second video, a bird is ingested into the MD-11’s tail engine:
In the third video, a birdstrike is responsible for the return of a British Airways jet:
In the fourth video, a bird strikes the pilot’s windscreen in a single-engine private craft, completely taking away the window, a portion of the frame and the visor. The pilot stays remarkably cool and controlled:
In the fifth video, a Canadian BAe Hawk jet is struck; pilot tries to restart the single engine but ultimately the crew ejects and the aircraft is lost into a field.
Never underestimate the power of fowl.
BZ