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What happens when you hit a bird at 120mph

No word on whether the bird made it or not.

that is disgusting....lol

My buddy had that happen to him with his truck, doing 80 on the highway. Flew right in the side window hit the rear glass and boom! It was gross!

I believe I heard its last words were "Tweet....tweet....oh sheet!"

What was the last thing that went through its mind?

It's @ss!

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Originally Posted by VCuomo (Post 117918)

What was the last thing that went through its mind?

It's @ss!

:icon18: Indeed!

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Originally Posted by VCuomo (Post 117918)

What was the last thing that went through its mind?

It's @ss!

http://i27.tinypic.com/2zqssxc.jpg

dinner just got served

:wtf2:

I wouldnt have pictured such ... splatter. :eek:

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Originally Posted by BMW Killa (Post 117931)

:wtf2:

I wouldnt have pictured such ... splatter. :eek:

I was thinking it was weird that the driver headrest had splatter. He must have seen the bird at the last second and ducked ... ?

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Originally Posted by nogoodname007 (Post 117924)

dinner just got served

tastes like chicken:roflpuke2:

Were they racing through a turkey farm?

nah, the driver was on his corded telephone receiver and saw the bird and hung up then ducked instead of just dodging it.

oh my... thats disgusting.

i hope the driver didnt have his mouth open.

Sparrow Aviation Administration Blames Collision On Failure To Detect Pane Of Glass

Here is the official SITREP and Safety Report from that incident:

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Brian :tup:

Sparrow Aviation Administration Blames Collision On Failure To Detect Pane Of Glass

Mysterious Phenomenon Kills Millions Each Year

July 25, 2006 | Issue 42•30

PIERRE, SD—Sparrow Aviation Administration officials are calling the Monday collision of a westbound sparrow with the window of a Mitchell, SD gray Porsche Boxster, a clear case of "controlled flight into glass," after the bird failed to detect a transparent windowpane directly in his flight path.

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SAA officials describe the crash at a press conference.

Howard R. Trojanowski, aPierre-bound 2-year-old field sparrowwho had been licensed to fly since two weeks after he was hatched and had logged over 60,000 flying hours, departed from a ledge near Sioux Falls Regional Airport at 11:04 a.m. CST. Trojanowski never reached his intended tree branch, instead striking a tempered-glass window 2.5 miles northwest of Mitchell 74 minutes after takeoff at an estimated speed of 39 mph.

There were no survivors.

SAA Commissioner Vincent Stivolo said the crash was likely due to glass, a "common, yet not fully understood phenomenon" in which an area normally blocked by such barriers as curtains, blinds, or shutters suddenly appears to be an open passage to an indoor facility or an unobstructed extension of the outdoor environment.

Conclusive explanations have historically eluded sparrow-crash investigators, some of whom have themselves apparently fallen victim to the phenomenon. Three investigators dispatched to the Mitchell site failed to show up and have since been reported missing.

"Flight records indicate that Mr. Trojanowski unexpectedly diverted his route above the corner of St. Ray Street and Longfellow Drive, and began a slow descent when he noticed a colorful hanging potted plant about 15 feet below SAA-regulated minimum flying altitude," said Stivolo, a sparrow. "It is at this point that we believe he made the fatal decision to make an unscheduled landing on the plant."

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A chart of Trojanowski's flight path.

"Our thoughts and prayers go out to Mr. Trojanowski's wife and four eggs," Stivolo added.

The SAA has officially ruled out sparrow error, finding no evidence that Trojanowski tried to swerve out of the way. Additionally, his Glass Proximity Warning System failed to activate until 0.001 seconds after he came into contact with the glass.

An autopsy performed late Monday evening suggests that Trojanowski's crown struck the impenetrable transparent terrain first, followed by the left wing, which snapped in half on impact.

According to sparrow coroner Stephanie Barlow, an inspection of the scattered wreckage at the crash site revealed no prior damage to the wings, tail, or any other part of Trojanowski.

"This bird was in good, airworthy condition before takeoff for this routine flight—one that he had made literally thousands of times before," Barlow said. "But unfortunately, this happens all too often, even with the most experienced fliers."
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"Should birds stop flying? No. But we need to raise awareness of this invisible killer."
Sen. Fred Jarvis (R–SD)

Since the advent of the clear glass window in the 16th century, untold billions of birds have been lost or severely injured in similar incidents. In the early 1940s, thousands of brave bluebirds were sent on risky solo missions to break the glass barrier, resulting in the largest full-scale loss of bird life in over 50 years.

The worst individual crash, however, came in 1896, when a flock of migrating birds collided with the bay window of an East Texas mansion, killing all 167 passenger pigeons.

In a ceremony scheduled for Friday, a red and green plastic seed dispenser hanging on a tree at the crash site will be renamed "The Howard R. Trojanowski Memorial Feeder."

As news of the tragedy spread, the SAA reported no drop-off in sparrow flights since the fatal crash.

"Of course it's scary, but I'm not going to stop flying because of it," sparrow Darryl Beardsley said, echoing the apparent sentiment of millions of other sparrows worldwide. "I guess it's just my nature."

Sparrow Aviation Administration Blames Collision On Failure To Detect Pane Of Glass | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

+1

^^LMAO, that's awesome!

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Originally Posted by BrianUSMC (Post 118078)

Reps if you find the time... The Onion is my Only source of Satire, Tin.

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Brian

Already did, I wonder how many non-military know what a SITREP is? :tup:

I hit a duck right after takeoff and it went right through the engine. Turbine just keeps on chugging but then the cabin starts smelling like somebodys cooking a turkey. Passengers not impressed.

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Originally Posted by Pushing_Tin (Post 118082)

I wonder how many non-military know what a SITREP is? :tup:

Ha. Of note, the picture of the sparrow aviators giving the press conference was my desktop for about a year at work. Awesome. Thanks for the rep.... Almost to 2 :)

//end official threadjack for me. Sorry. :tiphat:

r/
Brian

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Originally Posted by cajunz (Post 118083)

I hit a duck right after takeoff and it went right through the engine. Turbine just keeps on chugging but then the cabin starts smelling like somebodys cooking a turkey. Passengers not impressed.

What do you fly? We get A LOT of Canada Geese that migrate through here in the fall-spring. A few years ago we had a DH8B pilot take a goose through the windshield, right into his face.

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Originally Posted by BrianUSMC (Post 118087)

Don't make me pull rank on you! :tiphat:

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Originally Posted by Pushing_Tin (Post 118088)

What do you fly? We get A LOT of Canada Geese that migrate through here in the fall-spring. A few years ago we had a DH8B pilot take a goose through the windshield, right into his face.

sorry about that, i was sending a registered mail with my Canadian Geeses.....lol

was the pilot okay??

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Originally Posted by nogoodname007 (Post 118094)

sorry about that, i was sending a registered mail with my Canadian Geeses.....lol

was the pilot okay??

It was the captain and he had lacerations and a broken nose IIRC. Not sure if it was an NTSB report, but I'll look for it.

I was flying Metroliners at the time out of Montana. Lots of ducks and geese to dodge. I had a buddy hit a flock of geese right after takeoff and ended up crashing the plane into a plowed field. Airplane was scattered for a 1/4 mile and he ended up walking away from it. Crazy.

that's insane though, at those speeds i thought it would ricochet off the window.

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Originally Posted by nogoodname007 (Post 118101)

that's insane though, at those speeds i thought it would ricochet off the window.

No way, some of those geese are 15+lbs, and at 250kts that is a serious projectile.

http://wrecks.justsickshit.com/wp-co...orse_wreck.jpg

Can you imagine being the driver and looking to your right once you got the car stopped?! (if you were still alive/conscious!)
:eek2:

r/
Brian

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Originally Posted by BrianUSMC (Post 118156)

http://wrecks.justsickshit.com/wp-co...orse_wreck.jpg

Can you imagine being the driver and looking to your right once you got the car stopped?! (if you were still alive/conscious!)
:eek2:

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Brian

When I lived in Alaska it was fairly common for people to be killed when they hit Moose on the highway.

that Focus driver wasnt focused enough while driving.

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Originally Posted by nogoodname007 (Post 118163)

that Focus driver wasnt focused enough while driving.

Ha. Now maybe it can be a Fusion...

Brian

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Originally Posted by Pushing_Tin (Post 118162)

When I lived in Alaska it was fairly common for people to be killed when they hit Moose on the highway.

http://crazycrashes.files.wordpress....hits-car-1.jpg

theres a pic of a G37 that got torn up by hitting Bambi on myg37 somewhere.

This is awesome. The only thing that comes to mind is that movie way back when Mischief 3000 with Dado driving that E36 M3. Some Bentley hits a bird and is stuck in it's massive grille and everyone gets some lawllzz at the gas station from it.