Virgin Australia birdstrike
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Virgin Australia birdstrike
Virgin Australia flight from NZ to Oz apparently suffered a birdstrike and engine surge on take off with a subsequent diversion.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-...orror-33007027
As a 737 it'll no doubt be subject to the usual in depth assessment, but a "harrowing" video (ffs) is already being linked showing the surging engine lighting up the night sky. Report of injuries to one passenger and one crew but no further details.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-...orror-33007027
As a 737 it'll no doubt be subject to the usual in depth assessment, but a "harrowing" video (ffs) is already being linked showing the surging engine lighting up the night sky. Report of injuries to one passenger and one crew but no further details.
RNP EODP out of Queenstown? Juicy!
Really? That seems unlikely. I wonder if they've mixed it up with an Air NZ A320 that had a turbulence encounter inbound to Queenstown on Sunday. THAT one injured one crew and one passenger (coffee burn).
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From the Guardian article:
Engine manufacturers test the safety of these engines by firing a high-speed frozen chicken at them while the engine is operating at full thrust.
Doug Drury is a professor and head of aviation at CQUniversity Australia
Doug Drury is a professor and head of aviation at CQUniversity Australia
Last edited by Skylark58; 19th Jun 2024 at 13:29. Reason: Add quotes
Hope everyone got the joke and re edit "a high-speed frozen chicken".
Maybe Skylark58, being my age, remembers the story of a test cell engine having a non defrosted bird used and resultant serious damage.
The subject of birds in aerodrome areas is taken seriously, even down to the length of the grass around runways to make it less suitable for larger bird types and not too short such that rodents could be spotted by larger birds of prey.
In my day we would send any bird material found in our engines to a specialist centre for identification, they could then advise the CAA on best suitable methods to deter same from our base aerodrome.
Maybe Skylark58, being my age, remembers the story of a test cell engine having a non defrosted bird used and resultant serious damage.
The subject of birds in aerodrome areas is taken seriously, even down to the length of the grass around runways to make it less suitable for larger bird types and not too short such that rodents could be spotted by larger birds of prey.
In my day we would send any bird material found in our engines to a specialist centre for identification, they could then advise the CAA on best suitable methods to deter same from our base aerodrome.
Last edited by aeromech3; 20th Jun 2024 at 04:24.
