F16 vs Bird (Video)

Softball · Post by **Softball** » 12 Apr 2007, 16:04

Found this at SIMHQ, had to watch it twice after seeing the end. (I watched it the fist time without sound and was like WTH?). Make sure you have your sound on.

F16 vs Bird Video
http://www.explorerforum.com/files/4156 ... 20bird.wmv

Mooseman · Post by **Mooseman** » 13 Apr 2007, 18:14

Surprised they had to eject...i'd have thought that most aircraft engines, esp military, were built to withstand birdstrike

Jedi Master · Post by **Jedi Master** » 13 Apr 2007, 19:26

Common myth is that this was an F-16. It's actually a Hawk. You may notice the odd statements coming from the plane (gear not down) that an American wouldn't use.

As for engines taking birdstrikes, it depends on the engine. The Hawk isn't as robust as some of the other planes because it's not a combat craft.

Gator · Post by **Gator** » 13 Apr 2007, 19:29

the aircrew sounded american though, so it may have been a T-45 (I wonder if we localise the "bitchin' betty" when we build it?)

Mooseman · Post by **Mooseman** » 14 Apr 2007, 05:48

Jedi Master wrote: . The Hawk isn't as robust as some of the other planes because it's not a combat craft.

Unless you're Argentinian, and it's the Falklands War

IIRC Hawks were used by the Argentine Air Force as a potential Exocet platform....think they were also used for shorter range non guided bombs....could be wrong tho

Buffalo Six · Post by **Buffalo Six** » 14 Apr 2007, 09:21

I'll see if I can the pic my dad too of the Canadian goose that came thru the center panel of the windsheild of his B52 durnign a lowlevel.... they had to fly back to California and refuel with the window knocked out.....he said it was "breezy"

Falker · Post by **Falker** » 15 Apr 2007, 17:08

was it something like this..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOyFc1s8mrs

Or this

Jedi Master · Post by **Jedi Master** » 17 Apr 2007, 11:33

Mooseman wrote: Unless you're Argentinian, and it's the Falklands War IIRC Hawks were used by the Argentine Air Force as a potential Exocet platform....think they were also used for shorter range non guided bombs....could be wrong tho

LOL, yeah a slight mistake:
Argentina A-4B/C/Q
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A-4_Skyhaw ... _Air_Force
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... -4-fms.htm
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ ... 4-pics.htm

NATO trainer, basis for the T-45 Goshawk:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAE_Hawk

Not like they didn't choose almost the same name for it, and even similar layouts, but they're indeed very different planes.

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F16 vs Bird (Video)

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