Snowbird bird strike

[Indiana]

Similar to about a year ago.
Fortunately no injuries or fatalities this time.

Suspected bird strike forces Snowbirds plane to make emergency landing on Vancouver Island

A pilot for the Canadian Snowbirds team brought his plane in for an emergency landing on Vancouver Island Monday after a suspected bird strike.

vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca

Cost of capability?
Or questionable airframe?
Or just a tough neighborhood out there?

 

[contact]

Similar to about a year ago.
Fortunately no injuries or fatalities this time.

Suspected bird strike forces Snowbirds plane to make emergency landing on Vancouver Island

A pilot for the Canadian Snowbirds team brought his plane in for an emergency landing on Vancouver Island Monday after a suspected bird strike.

vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca

Cost of capability?
Or questionable airframe?
Or just a tough neighborhood out there?

as much as our planes suck and are old and pretty useless, bird strikes can and do damage/bring down even new plane

 

[SchlongConery]

Similar to about a year ago.
Fortunately no injuries or fatalities this time.

Suspected bird strike forces Snowbirds plane to make emergency landing on Vancouver Island

A pilot for the Canadian Snowbirds team brought his plane in for an emergency landing on Vancouver Island Monday after a suspected bird strike.

vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca

Cost of capability?
Or questionable airframe?
Or just a tough neighborhood out there?

A bird strike has nothing to do with the airframe or engine being old. However, newer aircraft and jet engines have to meet higher standards for post-birdstrike impact survivability. So maybe the previous Snowbird accident might not have been a fatal if they were flying CF-18's as 9 times out of 10 they will suck and blow a bird through without more than a hiccup.

 

[y2kmark]

Canadian Forces are lucky the birds can't sue them for violating their airspace...