Photos of Bird strike on Eurofighter Typhoon

[Retired AF Guy]

TWZ has some amazing photos taken at the exact instant that a seagull (Lesser Blacked-Backed gull if anyone is interested) impacts with the canopy of of Typhoon fighter jet that was preforming last month at an airshow Spain. Fortunately, the pilot was able to land safely.

Eurofighter Typhoon Canopy-Shattering Bird Strike Captured In Amazing Images

A photographer snapped the instant a Spanish Eurofighter impacted a bird during an aerobatic demonstration.

www.twz.com

 

[brihard]

TWZ has some amazing photos taken at the exact instant that a seagull (Lesser Blacked-Backed gull if anyone is interested) impacts with the canopy of of Typhoon fighter jet that was preforming last month at an airshow Spain. Fortunately, the pilot was able to land safely.

Eurofighter Typhoon Canopy-Shattering Bird Strike Captured In Amazing Images

A photographer snapped the instant a Spanish Eurofighter impacted a bird during an aerobatic demonstration.

www.twz.com

There’s an old video floating around of a Goose hitting the canopy of an F-14…

 

[dapaterson]

There’s an old video floating around of a Goose hitting the canopy of an F-14…

Wasn't that in Top Gun?

 

[SeaKingTacco]

Wasn't that in Top Gun?

Ba-dum-dum…

 

[lenaitch]

Yikes! That's a whole lot of instant birdy bits. Glad they managed to land safely (the plane, not the gull).

 

[brihard]

Yikes! That's a whole lot of instant birdy bits. Glad they managed to land safely (the plane, not the gull).

Indeed. The bird had eighty or ninety more landings than takeoffs…

 

[markppcli]

TWZ has some amazing photos taken at the exact instant that a seagull (Lesser Blacked-Backed gull if anyone is interested) impacts with the canopy of of Typhoon fighter jet that was preforming last month at an airshow Spain. Fortunately, the pilot was able to land safely.

Eurofighter Typhoon Canopy-Shattering Bird Strike Captured In Amazing Images

A photographer snapped the instant a Spanish Eurofighter impacted a bird during an aerobatic demonstration.

www.twz.com

And that is why we keep FW and RW away from UAS.

 

[OldSolduer]

TWZ has some amazing photos taken at the exact instant that a seagull (Lesser Blacked-Backed gull if anyone is interested) impacts with the canopy of of Typhoon fighter jet that was preforming last month at an airshow Spain. Fortunately, the pilot was able to land safely.

Eurofighter Typhoon Canopy-Shattering Bird Strike Captured In Amazing Images

A photographer snapped the instant a Spanish Eurofighter impacted a bird during an aerobatic demonstration.

www.twz.com

A Canada goose (aka Cobra Chicken) is a big damn bird. I don't know what bird hit this plane but it fucked it up good.

I live close to a creek and there's about 30 Canada geese there with goslings - stay clear and they are fine.

 

[lenaitch]

A Canada goose (aka Cobra Chicken) is a big damn bird. I don't know what bird hit this plane but it fucked it up good.

I live close to a creek and there's about 30 Canada geese there with goslings - stay clear and they are fine.

Lesser Black Backed Gull apparently, which are quite a bit smaller that a Canada Goose (there are several subspecies but all are bigger). A Canada nailed an OPP m/c rider; put him in a coma and cost him a leg.

 

[Staff Weenie]

Does the crew paint a gull on the side of the aircraft for a confirmed kill?

 

[SeaKingTacco]

Does the crew paint a gull on the side of the aircraft for a confirmed kill?

Pretty sure the aircraft got painted by the Gull…

 

[brihard]

Does the crew paint a gull on the side of the aircraft for a confirmed kill?

I mean that’s pretty much how they confirmed it.