We never find out what happened to them or why they flew straight into an oncoming plane. Some of them went into the engines and you see fire but we never find out if they come out the other side or stay in the engine.
shareDon't know about you, but I'm not sure there would be much left of our feathered friends once they've flown into a jet engine turbine travelling at 400 mph
shareI'm surprisee to hear that, after all, the film preaches throughout that no lives were lost. Also those simulations at the were really stupid, two stiffs sitting in the cockpit reading a script with no passion. They started by saying "birds" in a really lame TV movie way. They may have been good pilots but awful actors!
shareWhen the plane is accelerating, at lets say 300kph, the reaction time is quite literally "Birds !..... BANG !".
How else would you want them to act ?
"Oh look at those birds...... lets slow the engine a bit, turn here and avoid them !"
Birds fly into engines all the time, that's why they keep birds of prey at airports but only rarely does a flock like that bring down a plane. I work for an air passenger carrier and I've seen many flights delayed or cancelled because of birds flying into engines or getting stuck in the turbines. The cost to repair that can fetch a good 60 grand (no kidding!)
shareWell, there were a lot of roasted duck served on other flights of that airline.
shareSome of them survived. Who do you think *beep* on you and your car?
share1. Are birds blind to fly right into a huge moving thing like a plane? Does this really often happens in real life?
2. What are the engines made of, paper? To be breakable by a single bird that weighs no more than 0.5KG.
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1. As mentioned above, it happens. At that speed, the birds would have no idea what's approaching nor have any time to react.
2. Actually, a canada male goose can weight up to 6.5kg.
So does 1 caught up in an engine bird equal 1 broken engine?
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1. Are birds blind to fly right into a huge moving thing like a plane? Does this really often happens in real life?
2. What are the engines made of, paper? To be breakable by a single bird that weighs no more than 0.5KG.
The Canadian geese became shredded Tweet !
shareBirds are sliced, diced and cooked (Hence the smell of roast chicken during a Bird Strike).
The problem, the RPM of the engines, the pieces of bird, also cause damage to the engines.