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> six pounds poses no threat to commercial aviation, but is that really true? It's because that's half the weight of a Canadian Goose.
by georgeg23 4y ago
> six pounds poses no threat to commercial aviation, but is that really true?
It's because that's half the weight of a Canadian Goose.
- adastra22 4y agoHitting a flock of birds can take out an engine tho.
- kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 4y agoWhat about hitting half a goose?
- neom 4y agoHere's some bird ingestion data for you from the certification of a GE90 Engine (large commercial airliner engine) "As part of the required certification testing, the GE90 successfully completed both the 2.5 and 8 lb. (1.13 and 3.63 kg) bird ingestion tests on the engine’s composite blades. In October 94, four 2.5 lb. birds were ingested with the engine running at speeds required to produce 85,000 lb. (377.8 kN) of thrust at takeoff on a hot day. There was no thrust loss and the engine responded to all throttle commands during the required 20 minutes of operation following the ingestion." https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/downloads/7799/en https://www.easa.europa.eu/en/downloads/7799/en https://www.kimerius.com/app/download/5781574315/The+GE90+-+An+introduction.pdf https://www.kimerius.com/app/download/5781574315/The+GE90+-+...
- georgeg23 4y agothe point is birds don't need a license to fly, so balloons with that payload weight shouldn't either
- tzs 4y agoHitting a single bird can take down a plane. Here's some cockpit footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNqU8jfAJMQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNqU8jfAJMQ Here's that didn't take down the plane, but made a big hole in the canopy spewing blood and guts all over the person in the back seat with the body hitting them in the shoulder. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAn6yBJjC8g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAn6yBJjC8g