C.Foo 3 Report post Posted October 2, 2009 200 birds sucked into jet's engine DWARFED by the jetliner, they look little more than a smattering of black dots. But this flock of birds could have brought the plane crashing down in seconds. They flew straight into the path of the Germania airlines flight to Kosovo as it took off from Dusseldorf airport with 80 on board. ‘It was like a scene from the Hitchcock movie The Birds. One second all was clear, and the next thing you saw were these birds swarming over the plane,’ said an onlooker. It is thought more than 200 starlings were sucked into the right engine as the Boeing jet approached 200mph. Others dented the fuselage but thankfully did not pierce it. Their splattered remains could be seen on the plane later. ‘The pitch of the engine said it all,’ said plane-spotter Juergen Kienast, who took these dramatic pictures. ‘It was like sticking a bit of metal pipe into a blender.’ Once airborne, the pilot reported engine damage and circled for almost 45 minutes before landing safely. From http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,26145792-17102,00.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BC Tam 2 Report post Posted October 2, 2009 It is thought more than 200 starlings were sucked into the right engine as the Boeing jet approached 200mph. I wonder how they arrived at that estimation post-ingestion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Wilber Tan 0 Report post Posted October 2, 2009 If you click on the link you can see the picture http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,26145792-17102,00.html http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,26145792-17102,00.html http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,26145792-17102,00.html page not found Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flee 5 Report post Posted October 7, 2009 Source: http://www.airliners.net/photo/Germania/Boeing-737-329/1589920/M/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony 1 Report post Posted October 7, 2009 i see... blood and... birds disintegrating Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Waiping 12 Report post Posted October 7, 2009 Meat grinder style. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yusoff 1 Report post Posted October 7, 2009 Those poor starlings stand no chance against the humongous, ferocious grinders... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
