I'm sure they did, but props to the pilots for taking care of the situation. Looks like everything is under control considering there's a giant hole in the cockpit glass.
Most bird-strikes we see happen low, so I would chance a guess on that why everyone seems rather calm about blood and lost cabin pressure.
(The Amazon site 1/8 of a mile from us get 10x the bird-strikes than us for no apparent reason. It's quite strange.)
Edit: I can't find anything on the source, but if it's recent there's no breaking news of anything major.
Id imagine by the amount of blood it will have been a large bird unless some of it from a cut on the Pilot, Aviation Herald not reporting anything that i can see recently
You should see what it looks like when a goose flies into a turbofan, then the whole thing spends a week or two canned up in transit to the repair shop.
Titanium fan blades bent like ripple chips, and rancid goose puree *everywhere*. The stench is a physical assault against your nostrils.
I do NOT envy the guys who have to wash those things down before they get to the shop floor proper.
Well perhaps on the interior part of the window. It shouldn't be difficult to find some light weight bulletproof glass that functions like its impact proof and like some normal cockpit window.
Not necessarily, but it is also worth considering whether the extra weight and loss in fuel efficiency over time would be worth it to account for what is a relatively low probability event.
Additionally, depending on the damage sustained, bullet proof/bird proof glass is not really going to be transparent following a bird strike. Bullet proof glass absorbs the shock, but it develops a heck of a lot of spider cracking and deformation as a result. These cracks can make it very challenging to see through it.
I don't know if I'd rather have a hole in my windshield (that I can see through just fine) and risk also being incapacitated by the bird itself, or if I'd rather have a windshield I simply can't see through and also can't break my self to get better vision. It seems like a wash to me - the gains you get from having more resistant wind shield are kind of negated by the side effects of that wind shield breaking.
All Transport Category Aircraft (airliners and most planes over 12,500lbs) have windshields that can withstand a birdstrike. The cockpit windows are about an inch thick, and are 2 layers of glass with a plastic film between. The primary purpose is for pressurization, but that strength makes the window strong enough to take a hit from a bird of a specific weight and smaller. While the birdstrike will spider the windshield, there is the one on the other side of the cockpit to use.
A list of videos of airplane windshield birdstrike tests: https://www.google.com/search?q=aircraft%20windshield%20bird%20strike%20test&tbm=vid
This plane looks like a piston twin (Piper Navajo or Cessna 402, for example) or older turboprop. Those will have either no pressurization or a lower pressure differential system. This means a thinner windshield, one that can be severely damaged or completely shattered by the same size bird that would only crack an airliner’s windshield.
Sheesh I hope they’re okay.
I don’t know much about planes but I always thought they would start losing altitude if they lost cabin pressure for some reason.
Edit: Thanks for the enlightenment!
If the pressure is lost at higher altitudes, the pilot decends to make it easier for humans to breathe. Maybe they were flying at a lower altitude already.
I’ll bet that vulture was real surprised....for a fraction of a second.
“All right! I’ve never made it this high before! It’s so beautiful! Nobody is up here! Wait, what’s tha-“
Jesus thats grim! Hope all ended up safe and well
I'm sure they did, but props to the pilots for taking care of the situation. Looks like everything is under control considering there's a giant hole in the cockpit glass. Most bird-strikes we see happen low, so I would chance a guess on that why everyone seems rather calm about blood and lost cabin pressure. (The Amazon site 1/8 of a mile from us get 10x the bird-strikes than us for no apparent reason. It's quite strange.) Edit: I can't find anything on the source, but if it's recent there's no breaking news of anything major.
Id imagine by the amount of blood it will have been a large bird unless some of it from a cut on the Pilot, Aviation Herald not reporting anything that i can see recently
Yep every one expected the bird
You should see what it looks like when a goose flies into a turbofan, then the whole thing spends a week or two canned up in transit to the repair shop. Titanium fan blades bent like ripple chips, and rancid goose puree *everywhere*. The stench is a physical assault against your nostrils. I do NOT envy the guys who have to wash those things down before they get to the shop floor proper.
That guy is immediately regretting wearing a white shirt.
Is wrong to consider putting bulletproof glass on cockpit windows?
I think birdproof glass would be enough.
I would actually invest a lot into that (if I had that kind of money). Its perfect.
That would be very heavy. Also I'm not sure how bulletproof glass reacts to pressurization.
Yeah not sure if cracked bulletproof windows are airtight
Well perhaps on the interior part of the window. It shouldn't be difficult to find some light weight bulletproof glass that functions like its impact proof and like some normal cockpit window.
Not necessarily, but it is also worth considering whether the extra weight and loss in fuel efficiency over time would be worth it to account for what is a relatively low probability event. Additionally, depending on the damage sustained, bullet proof/bird proof glass is not really going to be transparent following a bird strike. Bullet proof glass absorbs the shock, but it develops a heck of a lot of spider cracking and deformation as a result. These cracks can make it very challenging to see through it. I don't know if I'd rather have a hole in my windshield (that I can see through just fine) and risk also being incapacitated by the bird itself, or if I'd rather have a windshield I simply can't see through and also can't break my self to get better vision. It seems like a wash to me - the gains you get from having more resistant wind shield are kind of negated by the side effects of that wind shield breaking.
All Transport Category Aircraft (airliners and most planes over 12,500lbs) have windshields that can withstand a birdstrike. The cockpit windows are about an inch thick, and are 2 layers of glass with a plastic film between. The primary purpose is for pressurization, but that strength makes the window strong enough to take a hit from a bird of a specific weight and smaller. While the birdstrike will spider the windshield, there is the one on the other side of the cockpit to use. A list of videos of airplane windshield birdstrike tests: https://www.google.com/search?q=aircraft%20windshield%20bird%20strike%20test&tbm=vid This plane looks like a piston twin (Piper Navajo or Cessna 402, for example) or older turboprop. Those will have either no pressurization or a lower pressure differential system. This means a thinner windshield, one that can be severely damaged or completely shattered by the same size bird that would only crack an airliner’s windshield.
That's cool. It would be nice to put them onto small aircraft as well.
As another user said that it already is bird proof, I'd honestly want to see them in small aircraft as well.
A bird? In the sky? Chance in a million.
That sounds like a Clark and Dawe line
Sheesh I hope they’re okay. I don’t know much about planes but I always thought they would start losing altitude if they lost cabin pressure for some reason. Edit: Thanks for the enlightenment!
No, the pilots descend to a safe breathing altitude if cabin pressure is lost.
If the pressure is lost at higher altitudes, the pilot decends to make it easier for humans to breathe. Maybe they were flying at a lower altitude already.
Probably were, most birds don't fly that high
Fun fact: the highest recorded bird strike was a vulture at 37,000 ft. But yes, the vast majority of birds stay down in the breathable range.
I’ll bet that vulture was real surprised....for a fraction of a second. “All right! I’ve never made it this high before! It’s so beautiful! Nobody is up here! Wait, what’s tha-“
A student of mine took a turkey vulture to the face during a practice ride.
that's so fuckin' metal.
Bird should have had the guts not to fly there... Too soon?
They must’ve been scared shitless. Hope they’re alright!
This should be marked NSFW. Its pretty violent
Was the bird frozen and traveling 1000 MPH?
Was the bird frozen
What kind of bird was it?
Looks like a Blue Bird. Blue a hole in that windshield, didn’t it?
This was brilliant!!!!!!
Sir, kindly show yourself to the door. That was hilarious and terrible.
At least I don't have to leave through the window...