F111 Bird strike

[Bluebird]

HI all check this out nice hit by bird.. http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0...771-952,00.html



Todd

[AlisterC]

Shredded! Wow that fibreglass is a mess, and I know how tough fibreglass is

[Peppermint]

It said in the article that it would cost hundreds of thousand to repair, and they retire in 2010....are they actually going to repair it? I can't see much of a point in repairing it, just use it as a parts donor for the other 20 F-111s.
Bird strike of the year goes to the RAAF so far!

[deaneb]

QUOTE (Peppermint @ Apr 20 2008, 12:14 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

It said in the article that it would cost hundreds of thousand to repair, and they retire in 2010....are they actually going to repair it? I can't see much of a point in repairing it, just use it as a parts donor for the other 20 F-111s.
Bird strike of the year goes to the RAAF so far!

Of course they will repair it - a couple of hundred thousand is not a lot of money in the bigger scheme of things, when it comes to maintaining jets. Most of that will be in stripping and rebuilding the engine.

Deane

[Charl]

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Its impact smashed the plane's ray-dome before causing an immediate engine failure.[/quote]
RAAF has new secret weapon... laser powered?

[pois0n]

That's AWESOME.

[Anthony]

QUOTE (Charl @ Apr 20 2008, 02:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

RAAF has new secret weapon... laser powered?

RAAF has a new secret weapon... birds.

Seriously though, that is some nice looking damage.

Cheers
Anthony