New T33

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3 years 7 months ago #23411 by kevinross

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Obviously i dealt with many full size post birdstrike inspections and subsequent repairs but one aspect many people may not be aware of is the residual stench as generally the complete animal and its innards are splayed in the collision.

There doesn't appear to be any guts on your T33 so i guess you contacted the birds wing. Had you caught the body i suspect the damage would be far worse.

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3 years 7 months ago #23414 by MikeSeale

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Bad luck, Jon. But you can now join Jay in the exclusive bird strike club.

And Phil probably needs to change the title of this thread now!

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3 years 7 months ago - 3 years 7 months ago #23417 by Phil Ford

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Mike Seale wrote: Bad luck, Jon. But you can now join Jay in the exclusive bird strike club.

And Phil probably needs to change the title of this thread now!

But I was thinking of Hitchcocks "The Birds" and revenge so Jon ought to check if there are hundreds of Crows on his TV aerial and phone lines tomorrow :lol:

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3 years 7 months ago #23418 by DaveBright

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Very lucky!! Not an exclusive club one would set out to join. Poor T33, poor bird!!

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3 years 7 months ago #23421 by JonTappin

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Kevin Ross wrote: Obviously i dealt with many full size post birdstrike inspections and subsequent repairs but one aspect many people may not be aware of is the residual stench as generally the complete animal and its innards are splayed in the collision.

There doesn't appear to be any guts on your T33 so i guess you contacted the birds wing. Had you caught the body i suspect the damage would be far worse.

I've started on the repair today and opened the wing up, no guts found! Even at a distance I a saw a large object drop away, so the bird was probably pretty intact after the impact.

The spar, at the tip is where the damage finished, so structurally it looks ok, but I will be thoroughly checking everything.

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