102 Plane cashes make a point....Plane vs. Steel & Concrete Barrier (twitter.com) posted 6 days ago by Island_Photo 6 days ago by Island_Photo +104 / -2 19 comments share 19 comments share save hide report block hide replies
I've had three bird strikes in my forty years as a pilot.
None of them damaged the plane.
Definitely seen a few problems when they get sucked in the engine ... I seem to recall that goose impacts were a news story twenty years ago or so...
Our engines were mounted at the aft end of the fuselage. I think having them out on the wings is a better bird vacuum cleaner.
I would imagine so