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Unknown object strikes Colombian A320 in cruise
Colombian investigators are trying to ascertain the nature of an object which struck an Airbus A320 at cruise altitude in the country’s airspace. (www.flightglobal.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Could it be a meteor?
Looks like a Rüppell's vulture or Common crane can get that high
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_by_flight_heights
I would think if they hit something metallic, it would puncture a hole in the aircraft.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_birds_by_flight_heights
I would think if they hit something metallic, it would puncture a hole in the aircraft.
It's a shame how we always blame the Object for "hitting" the airplane. The one thing that we really know is that the Colombian A320 was doing 480 kts. We do not know the identity, speed or direction of the other possibly decimated object. So the A320 was flying way faster than his vision and ability to avoid a possibly innocent object just floating aloft minding it's own business. Now, if the dent was in the trailing edge of a wing, for example, you might have a case for something actually hitting the airplane at cruising altitude. But only after interrogating all of the ground personnel. Otherwise - The A320 "hit something".
X Files will get down to the bottom of this. were is Maulder when you reakly need him?
I don't understand why the speculation about the nature of the object that struck the jet would include Canadian geese. At 35,000 ft., with very little oxygen, with air temperatures around -50 degrees fahrenheit, no goose would survive if it could not breathe or maintain body temperature.
Canada geese fly in a distinctive V-shaped flight formation, with an altitude of 1 km (3,000 feet) for migration flight. The maximum flight ceiling of Canada geese is unknown, but they have been reported at 9 km (29,000 feet). Low flyover by five Canadian geese. - Wikipedia
Picturing a goose with supercharger and oxygen mask...
Visualize a teen aged gander saying "hey watch this!" ;-)