Predator drone brought down by bird strike... bird attack... war by bird... dogfight

Skybird · 04-03-12, 04:17 PM

... or whatever:

Serves those damn Amis right!

vienna · 04-03-12, 04:28 PM

Has Iran taken credit yet? Or is this the work of an Al Queda sleeper bird cell? Someone call Homeland Secuity, the TSA, the Audubon Society...someone, anyone...stat!! Terror aleert RED!!!

Sailor Steve · 04-03-12, 07:46 PM

I'm glad to see the owner/builder/pilot took it with a good sense of humor.

Reece · 04-03-12, 08:28 PM

I wonder if the owner purchased a gun?

Oberon · 04-03-12, 08:31 PM

Brilliant stuff, what a beautiful bird. Well, they've been up there for a loooot longer than we have.

Stealhead · 04-04-12, 12:11 AM

I would have to guess that same goes for civil aviation I can say for certain from experience that birds cause a lot of damage to military aircraft every year.At most airbase they have various systems in place to try and scare birds away like trained hawks or they will go out and fire blanks to scare flocks away.

I saw a C-17 collide with a huge flock of of swifts or swallows

in Germany once must have killed 75 or more and they came right back to check for damage the front end of the plane was covered in bird bits none got ingested by the engines though.Now if that flock had hit a little left or right it might have taken out one or two engines on one side which would be a challenge for any pilot not to crash seeing as the impact was just as the C-17 lifted off.

Skybird · 04-04-12, 01:45 AM

Holy cow, is this an RC model, or is it a drone?

At 5:30+ I thought for a moment I had a deja vu

Skybird · 04-04-12, 01:47 AM

Never say big when it can get bigger...

Stealhead · 04-04-12, 10:58 AM

The BUFF laughs at the pansy C-17 (that C-17 looked to be a bit weak on power at take off of maybe the pilot sucks)

A really good looking Mi-24.

In theory at least from a military standpoint any vehicle that is not operated by a pilot inside it and performs some function is a drone
some are controlled by a human else where but are still controlled as if inside the vehicle as in a Predator or Reaper others are controlled more like
an RC unit I know that the US Marine have a little drone that is thrown into the air and then fly just like an RC plane.And you also have automated drones

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Eye

http://usafhpa.org/350thSRS/350sea.html

Sailor Steve · 04-04-12, 11:36 AM

A contender for the title of largest radio-controlled model ever:
http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app1/bq-7.html

Osmium Steele · 04-04-12, 12:37 PM

Iirc, Joe Kennedy Jr. died in one of those, and daddy forced Jack to step up and be the first President Kennedy.

Oberon · 04-04-12, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Osmium Steele

Iirc, Joe Kennedy Jr. died in one of those, and daddy forced Jack to step up and be the first President Kennedy.

Yup, happened just up the coast from here.

MH · 04-04-12, 03:24 PM

Nice boom & zoom.

Stealhead · 04-04-12, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Osmium Steele

Iirc, Joe Kennedy Jr. died in one of those, and daddy forced Jack to step up and be the first President Kennedy.

Partly correct he was abroad a BQ-8 a drone version of the B-24.

04-03-12, 04:17 PM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,612 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Predator drone brought down by bird strike... bird attack... war by bird... dogfight ... or whatever: Serves those damn Amis right! __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

04-03-12, 04:28 PM	#2
vienna Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Anywhere but the here & now... Posts: 7,711 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Has Iran taken credit yet? Or is this the work of an Al Queda sleeper bird cell? Someone call Homeland Secuity, the TSA, the Audubon Society...someone, anyone...stat!! Terror aleert RED!!! __________________ __________________________________________________ __

04-03-12, 07:46 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I'm glad to see the owner/builder/pilot took it with a good sense of humor. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-03-12, 08:28 PM	#4
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,696 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	I wonder if the owner purchased a gun? __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

04-04-12, 01:45 AM	#7
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,612 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Holy cow, is this an RC model, or is it a drone? At 5:30+ I thought for a moment I had a deja vu __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

04-03-12, 08:31 PM	#5
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Brilliant stuff, what a beautiful bird. Well, they've been up there for a loooot longer than we have.

04-04-12, 12:11 AM	#6
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	I would have to guess that same goes for civil aviation I can say for certain from experience that birds cause a lot of damage to military aircraft every year.At most airbase they have various systems in place to try and scare birds away like trained hawks or they will go out and fire blanks to scare flocks away. I saw a C-17 collide with a huge flock of of swifts or swallows in Germany once must have killed 75 or more and they came right back to check for damage the front end of the plane was covered in bird bits none got ingested by the engines though.Now if that flock had hit a little left or right it might have taken out one or two engines on one side which would be a challenge for any pilot not to crash seeing as the impact was just as the C-17 lifted off.

04-04-12, 01:47 AM	#8
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,612 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Never say big when it can get bigger... __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

04-04-12, 10:58 AM	#9
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	The BUFF laughs at the pansy C-17 (that C-17 looked to be a bit weak on power at take off of maybe the pilot sucks) A really good looking Mi-24. In theory at least from a military standpoint any vehicle that is not operated by a pilot inside it and performs some function is a drone some are controlled by a human else where but are still controlled as if inside the vehicle as in a Predator or Reaper others are controlled more like an RC unit I know that the US Marine have a little drone that is thrown into the air and then fly just like an RC plane.And you also have automated drones http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Eye http://usafhpa.org/350thSRS/350sea.html Last edited by Stealhead; 04-04-12 at 11:09 AM.

04-04-12, 11:36 AM	#10
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	A contender for the title of largest radio-controlled model ever: http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app1/bq-7.html __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-04-12, 12:37 PM	#11
Osmium Steele Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Upper midwest USA Posts: 1,101 Downloads: 22 Uploads: 0	Iirc, Joe Kennedy Jr. died in one of those, and daddy forced Jack to step up and be the first President Kennedy. __________________ In the month of July of the year 1348, between the feasts of St. Benedict and of St. Swithin, a strange thing came upon England... My U297 build thread

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MH Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 3,184 Downloads: 248 Uploads: 0	Nice boom & zoom.