drunkenfool
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there was a word in the translation that I couldnt find in the dictionary so I google image searched it, turns out its some type of vulture. Anyway, this is one of the pictures that turned up, thought id share it cos it was quite interesting! Now I understand how bird strikes can happen so oftern! 
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C2RL R
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must have been a few close shaves there
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CorsAsh
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All part of BA's initiative to reduce its carbon footprint by running the engines on birds instead.
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Hammer
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Glasgow Airport has a known problem with geese, you can see thousands of them on the grass to the side of the runway from the departure lounge.
Reassuring 
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C2RL R
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surely these days there should be reliable methods of clearing birdlife from the vacinity of runways?
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Mobby
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what is it with planes today 
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Hammer
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quote:
Originally posted by C2RL R
surely these days there should be reliable methods of clearing birdlife from the vacinity of runways?
Glasgow employs hawk handlers apparently, or so the article in the tabloid said anyway.
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CorsAsh
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Hawks, noise things, and drunk Glaswegians with broken bottles that slash wildly at anything that moves near them.
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John
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That's not real is it, that plane will be moving at 100 mph + and they're flying round about it like it's stationary.
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CorsAsh
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Birds could be between the plane and cameraman, not around it, but looks that way.
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Butler
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Why cant they just put a cage around the engines?
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drunkenfool
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quote:
Originally posted by John
That's not real is it, that plane will be moving at 100 mph + and they're flying round about it like it's stationary.
That's what I thought at first, but it looks to me like the plane is flying through a flock of birds that was by the runway, not that the birds are flying with it or anything. It does kinda look like the birds might all be attached by fishing line though, and they are flying the plane away
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Kerry
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can a bird take off from a conveyour belt?
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Kyle T
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quote:
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can a bird take off from a conveyour belt?
Good point about the cage round the engines though, but I'm sure there is a reason why not!!
Where's cybermonkey when you need him? 
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Ste
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by Kerry
can a bird take off from a conveyour belt?
Good point about the cage round the engines though, but I'm sure there is a reason why not!!
Where's cybermonkey when you need him?
I have seen many bird strikes in my time in the RAF. the reason why they don't have screens or covers infront of the engine is that it is preferable to ingest a bird, as the primary rotors will cut it up. Rather than if the bird hits a screen at 500mph and takes the screen in with it. The blades couldn't handle the bird and the metal screen aswell.
They just couldn't make it strong enough and efficient enough.
We used screens for ground runs incase you walked too close and got sucked up, but they impaired the flow of air into the engine and caused massive losses.
I seen in a harrier that had flown into a flock of seagulls on a bombing run over the wash, he seen the flock at the last second, pulled up and the birds went through the belly of the jet and took part of the intake into the engine. This took out 3 of the primary rotors, which went through the engine and damaged every single stage of the engine.
The harrier has only one engine, although it was fucked, he still flew it back to base, landed it and taxied it to the pan not even knowing he had had a bird strike.
All airports employ a bird scarer, who drives around making predator noises to scare off birds. It doesn't always work though.
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richc
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quote:
Originally posted by C2RL R
surely these days there should be reliable methods of clearing birdlife from the vacinity of runways?
A shot gun
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Butler
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Youd think 30 tonnes of howling airbus would be enough to scare a few birds wouldnt you.
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harrisp
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Originally posted by Butler
Youd think 30 tonnes of howling airbus would be enough to scare a few birds wouldnt you.
bit more than 30.
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stan_the_man
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quote:
Originally posted by Butler
Why cant they just put a cage around the engines?
Now that is an idea!
Mesh or similar?
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radicalry00
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quote:
Originally posted by harrisp
quote:
Originally posted by Butler
Youd think 30 tonnes of howling airbus would be enough to scare a few birds wouldnt you.
bit more than 30.
About 250 tonnes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_777
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RCS
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Originally posted by Ste W
All airports employ a bird scarer, who drives around making predator noises to scare off birds. It doesn't always work though.
Thats my dream job! I do this every Saturday night 
And I can guarentee it works
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