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Twice! They tried to land at the original airport again, it happened again, they cleaned it again, then diverted. The pictures are intense! Edit: The origin

Twice! They tried to land at the original airport again, it happened again, they cleaned it again, then diverted. The pictures are intense! Edit: The original title was way more focused on the fact this is a Boeing 737; I feel the new post title is a good compromise. BTW: I think this is gaining traction because it's a 737; however, can most airplane windshield wipers clean a thick layer of dead, crushed locusts off the windscreen? I would argue that we should change the title to "airliner." I think the title is meant intentionally to capitalize on the notoriety of the model of airplane, when this incident is not specific to that model.

pmyteh 7y ago
There's no intention to capitalise here: Simon Hradecky (who runs the Aviation Herald) runs almost all his headlines in a standard format: (Crash|Accident|Incident|Report): <Airline> <aircraft type code> at <place> on <date>, <short description>. The description is sometimes updated when more information comes in.
pgt 7y ago
Reminds me of the F-16 staple scene from Hot Shots! (1991): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkdbqK4iUsU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkdbqK4iUsU
dsfyu404ed 7y ago
>can most airplane windshield wipers clean a thick layer of dead, crushed locusts off the windscreen? Pretty much any rubber bladed windshield wiper will not be able to clear them after they dry out and at several hundred miles an hour with equatorial air temperatures that will happen very quickly.
- deeblering4 7y ago
  Do aircraft have the ability to spray liquid on the windscreen, like cars do?
  - irscott 7y ago
    Depending on altitude I bet this could cause the windscreen to ice over.
  - VBprogrammer 7y ago
    Older aircraft had the ability to spray deicing fluid on the windshield. After that bleed air from the engines was used but now it's mostly electrically heated.
- sangnoir 7y ago
  Wipers make it worse! I had the misfortune of driving through some flying termites (not dense - think 20 splats/minute). Insects have fatty/non-soluble insides: when I turned on the wipers, I managed smears the goop more uniformly across the windshield, making visibility infinitely worse. Spraying water does not help, unless it has some detergent in it.

pmyteh 7y ago

There's no intention to capitalise here: Simon Hradecky (who runs the Aviation Herald) runs almost all his headlines in a standard format: (Crash|Accident|Incident|Report): <Airline> <aircraft type code> at <place> on <date>, <short description>. The description is sometimes updated when more information comes in.

pgt 7y ago

Reminds me of the F-16 staple scene from Hot Shots! (1991): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkdbqK4iUsU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkdbqK4iUsU

dsfyu404ed 7y ago

>can most airplane windshield wipers clean a thick layer of dead, crushed locusts off the windscreen? Pretty much any rubber bladed windshield wiper will not be able to clear them after they dry out and at several hundred miles an hour with equatorial air temperatures that will happen very quickly.

deeblering4 7y ago
Do aircraft have the ability to spray liquid on the windscreen, like cars do?
- irscott 7y ago
  Depending on altitude I bet this could cause the windscreen to ice over.
- VBprogrammer 7y ago
  Older aircraft had the ability to spray deicing fluid on the windshield. After that bleed air from the engines was used but now it's mostly electrically heated.
sangnoir 7y ago
Wipers make it worse! I had the misfortune of driving through some flying termites (not dense - think 20 splats/minute). Insects have fatty/non-soluble insides: when I turned on the wipers, I managed smears the goop more uniformly across the windshield, making visibility infinitely worse. Spraying water does not help, unless it has some detergent in it.