F16 bird strike and eject

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chinathrow · 2023-09 · Reference

Depending on the situation, there might be not enough room or time to save lives in ground. Sample dual ejection: [VIDEO]

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tzs · 2015-07 · Reference

Here's a nice cockpit camera view of a CT-155 Hawk ingesting a bird and then crashing in a field [1]. (The title and description say it is in F-16, but that is incorrect [2]). Why do you think drones would not be capable of causing similar damage? I have no idea about helicopters, but for aircraft with turbojet engines all but the smallest drones would hit the blades if ingested and that would cause damage. It might not cause a reduction or complete loss of engine power if the drone is small enough, but it would still cost a lot of money due to inspection and repair costs and down time. [1] [VIDEO] [2] [LINK]

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tzs · 2015-02 · Reference

Yet sometimes a single bird will take out an engine: [LINK] Modern engines are designed to contain the damage, and multi-engine jets are designed to be able to maintain control, climb to a safe altitude, and return to the airport with an engine out, so flying a small drone into an engine probably won't cause a major disaster, but it will cause a lot of disruption as the plane declares an emergency and returns to the airport, and cost a lot of money to repair or replace the engine. One of the suggested videos for that one was interesting. It's a video from a forward facing camera in an F-16 as it gets hit by a bird, which shuts down the engine. The pilot tries for a while to restart, fails, ejects, and the plane crashes: [VIDEO]

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