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Old 2019-10-23
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Originally Posted by MichaelLevy View Post
Well, I went flying my SR-71 edf jet last Monday. I noticed the runway was full of goose droppings. I though it may be a good idea to remove them before take-off but was too impatient and decided to take off anyway. The plane roared down the runway and just before takeoff, the right fan hit a bird dropping and exploded, sending blades right through the engine nacelle. With the left engine on full power, the plane turned right and started to roll, I quickly powered down and it plopped down in the soaked grass at the end of the runway (in the Hudson). Luckily not too much damage except to my ego, but I promised myself to bring a broom next time to avoid bird-dropping strikes on take-off.
I guess we will call you Sully from now on!
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