V-Flyer

BBC is reporting news of a
bird strike forcing an aircraft to declare an emergency and return to the airport. Presumably this is well within training and procedures. Has anyone here ever been on an aircraft that has experienced this ?

Paul

The report says two herons got sucked into one of the Boeing 757's engines. I had a heron land on my shed roof once. They are not small birds[:0]

Phil

Youtube video of strike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGIzNJZOw-c

Thanks for that Alan.

Mrs D

I wonder if they smelt like chicken! [xx(]

I wonder if they had time to do the fuel dump over the sea, or if it was over houses or something.

Originally posted by chrisV
I wonder if they had time to do the fuel dump over the sea, or if it was over houses or something.

wasn't there a big fire in Manchester today?? [:w][:w]

Yes - on Dale Street - shut off the A6 at the town end ( I cant say city!!)

Originally posted by MarkJ
Yes - on Dale Street - shut off the A6 at the town end ( I cant say city!!)

What you mean they never got round to naming the stand the Bell end? Damn them. Like the parents forewarning their kids not to play on the Main(e) road.

Wonder if Thomson is insured for this, as that amount of fuel can't be cheap....

Thanks,
Richard

Originally posted by RichardMannion
What you mean they never got round to naming the stand the Bell end?

Sounds a bit rude to me.

Cheers, Howard

Bird Strike on Aircraft Out Of Manchester?

That's a shame. Until now I had always thought that Mancunian women were such reliable workers. [B)]

Well looks like the crew handled it well, so [oo] to them, couldn't of happened at a much worse time.

Originally posted by DMetters-Bone
I wonder if they smelt like chicken! [xx(]

I wonder if VS will be serving a special dish in UC out of MAN this week [:$]

Originally posted by Howard Long

Originally posted by RichardMannion
What you mean they never got round to naming the stand the Bell end?

Sounds a bit rude to me.

Cheers, Howard

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Got to love the Internet!

Originally posted by Scrooge
Well looks like the crew handled it well, so [oo] to them, couldn't of happened at a much worse time.

Originally posted by DMetters-Bone
I wonder if they smelt like chicken! [xx(]

I wonder if VS will be serving a special dish in UC out of MAN this week [:$]

Crispy Duck, maybe?[:w]

Glad all pax and crew landed safely[y]

Originally posted by RichardMannion

Wonder if Thomson is insured for this, as that amount of fuel can't be cheap....

Thanks,
Richard

Nasty little bill on the way for Thomson, A replacement engine can't come cheap either.