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A Russian passenger plane has made an emergency landing in a cornfield near Moscow after striking a flock of birds.
At least 74 people were injured in the incident, which saw the plane land with its engines off and landing gear retracted, emergency officials said.
[...] The Kremlin on Thursday hailed the pilots as heroes for "saving people's lives and landing the plane". A spokesman said they would receive state awards soon.
The airline said the plane was significantly damaged and would not fly again. An official investigation is under way.
[...] The plane had more than 230 passengers and crew on board when the birds were reportedly sucked into its engines and the crew immediately decided to land.
[...] Collisions between birds and planes are a common occurrence in aviation, with thousands reported every year in the US alone. However, they rarely result in accidents or cause damage to the aircraft.
Flight is U6178 Moscow-Simferopol, plane was VQ-BOZ.
Reports say one engine was out and the other was badly damaged so the crew shut it off. But on this video I can hear some engine noise: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f893GhbiBA
Glide-landing 7 crew, 226 passengers, and ~6 tons of jet fuel safely in a corn field is undoubtedly an achievement.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @04:56PM (5 children)
why can't scientists figure out a way to warn the birds that a bird sucking death machine is hauling ass towards them? If an audible warning from behind would work, that would be nice. Just like you'll never hit a deer on country highways at night if you just roll down your windows and crank the stereo up. they will hear you coming and stay out of the way. i used to haul ass through arkansas in the middle of the night and i never even came close to hitting a deer and they were everywhere.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 16 2019, @10:18PM
If the sound of approaching thunder doesn't do it I imagine by the time any other noise maker got close enough the birds wouldn't have much time to react or even tell where the sound was coming from before getting run over at 800kph.
(Score: 2) by inertnet on Friday August 16 2019, @10:21PM (1 child)
Here in Europe in some places they've placed "animal reflectors" on the side of roads, which cause your head lights to create some disco effect. Here's a page [wikipedia.org] in German, it seems to work more or less.
(Score: 2) by Reziac on Saturday August 17 2019, @03:29AM
If we go out at night and flash lights at deer, they freeze up and we get dinged for illegal hunting methods. I wonder if all it does is freeze 'em up a little sooner so the dumb fucks don't run out on the road first.
And there is no Alkibiades to come back and save us from ourselves.
(Score: 2) by Reziac on Saturday August 17 2019, @03:21AM
Try that on Hwy 93 near Hamilton, MT. Last official report I heard, that stretch was averaging about 280 deer hit per DAY. Needless to say it keeps the body shops busy. You'd think the road noise would provide a clue, but deer are dumb.
"I drive Hwy 93. Pray for me." -- MT state highway patrol bumper sticker, 1960s
And there is no Alkibiades to come back and save us from ourselves.
(Score: 2) by Pslytely Psycho on Saturday August 17 2019, @05:50AM
"why can't scientists figure out a way to warn the birds that a bird sucking death machine is hauling ass towards them? "
Simple. Because their birdbrains!
OK, I'm going home now......
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