 Vimto
Male, 40-49, Europe
 1991 Posts
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Friday, August 03, 2012 8:17:19 AM
It's Dead!
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 An-egg
Male, 30-39, Eastern US
726 Posts
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Thursday, August 02, 2012 6:26:30 AM
That bird must have been going really fast. Imagine how much worse it would have been if the plane had been moving too. |
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 Draculya
Male, 30-39, Asia
6354 Posts
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Thursday, August 02, 2012 6:17:49 AM
Note the skybridge. It was uneventful. Except for the bird, who didn't suffer long. |
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 Profworm
Male, 30-39, Western US
193 Posts
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012 11:23:40 PM
Stocklo says it all. The nose cone is not there to be structural, just aerodynamic. In fact, you can pop them right off for maintinence.
There is a solid bulkhead right behind it. |
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photomstr
Male, 50-59, Canada
767 Posts
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012 10:44:23 PM
so, did goosie goosie die? or did they rush her to the nearest 'mergency veterinarian for lifesaving surgery? |
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 OldOllie
Male, 50-59, Midwest US
8751 Posts
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012 10:14:11 PM
Not to be nit-picky or anything, but considering their relative velocities, I'd wager that the plane slammed into the bird. |
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 DrProfessor
Male, 18-29, Midwest US
3528 Posts
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012 7:50:52 PM
Lot of speed mixed with the fact that airplanes have to be made extremely lightweight. Not to mention, they're not made to withstand impact anyway. Usually, if you get in an accident that high up, you're done for either way. |
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 DingDingDong
Male, 30-39, Western US
1421 Posts
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012 7:06:54 PM
Did the bird survive? |
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 Nickel2
Male, 50-59, Europe
1553 Posts
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012 4:43:10 PM
No problem sir! Let me sell you our latest super-size 150lb tube of quick-set body filler... |
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 Swash
Male, 30-39, Australia
224 Posts
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012 3:46:48 PM
Gentlemen, thaw your chickens. |
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 Mad_Gremlyn
Male, 18-29, Western US
325 Posts
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012 3:02:04 PM
Bad news Sesame Street fans.
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 spanerbulb
Male, 30-39, Europe
889 Posts
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012 1:32:01 PM
Amazing what a bit of speed can do, a flake of paint in earth's orbit could go right through you. |
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 abby0315
Female, 18-29, Southern US
602 Posts
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012 12:55:18 PM
Good grief!!!!
That is a flight that went foul quickly. |
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 Gerry1of1
Male, 50-59, Western US
25688 Posts
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012 12:54:46 PM
*sniff*
That's why Santa didn't come last year. |
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 8BitHero
Male, 18-29, Europe
5420 Posts
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012 12:37:44 PM
At that speed yeah. But...damn |
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 NNoamfer
Male, 13-17, Asia
997 Posts
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012 11:59:12 AM
Can't that make the plane rip apart if it happens during flight? |
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 handimanner
Male, 50-59, Western US
1209 Posts
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012 11:52:22 AM
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's, oh poo (splat) superman |
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 Stocklo
Male, 18-29, Western US
3 Posts
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012 11:48:20 AM
That's not that big of a plane.. And most of the "noses" (they're really called radomes) on planes these days are made of synthetic or composite materials that house most of the sensory and communications gear, hence weaker than the aluminum skin elsewhere. But what do I know, I'm just a structures mechanic on the 777 for Boeing. |
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tedgp
Male, 30-39, Europe
2933 Posts
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012 11:48:08 AM
When a bird hits a jet flying at over 500 mph, its bound to do a lot of damage.
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 xelous
Male, 18-29, Western US
2535 Posts
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012 11:40:13 AM
I know a guy that'll pop that right out |
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 sirdave80
Male, 18-29, Southern US
169 Posts
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012 11:28:02 AM
We've seem to hit some turbulence, ladies and gentlemen. |
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 fancylad
Male, 30-39, Western US
2512 Posts
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Wednesday, August 01, 2012 11:15:29 AM
Link: Aftermath Of A Bird Slamming Into A Plane [Pic] [Rate Link] - Not a gruesome photo at all, but scary considering this was a big airplane and the bird did this much damage. |
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