Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 21:25:04 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from mail.indian-creek.net ([209.176.40.9] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.1) with ESMTP id 2517838 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 11 Aug 2003 21:11:17 -0400 Received: from VAIO (sl24.du.indian-creek.net [209.176.40.40] toucan@78055.com) by mail.indian-creek.net with SMTP (IOA-IPAD 3.85d/96) id 2908700 for ; Mon, 11 Aug 2003 20:10:56 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <001c01c3606e$9d8f9e50$3128b0d1@VAIO> From: "Jim Cameron" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Bird strikes and altitude X-Original-Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 20:10:35 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0019_01C36044.9FB97540" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2720.3000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2727.1300 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C36044.9FB97540 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable In a former life, I used to lecture about the respiratory systems of = birds, a pretty amazing subject, actually. Yes, bar-headed geese do = migrate across the Himalayas, and numerous reports from both aircraft = and climbers on the mountains have them flying in the high twenties. = When you consider that your non-turbo'ed fire-breather is down to about = a third of its sea-level hp at those flight levels, it gives you some = respect for those goofy-looking geese. The one I like even better is the (documented) report of a collision = between a military jet (a fighter, don't remember the model now) and a = vulture, species not identifed, at FL420! On this one, you have to = assume that this bird caught a thermal with about a 3g upward boost! So . . . watch out at any altitude. Jim Cameron ------=_NextPart_000_0019_01C36044.9FB97540 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

In a former life, I used = to lecture=20 about the respiratory systems of birds, a pretty amazing subject,=20 actually. Yes, bar-headed geese do migrate across the Himalayas, = and=20 numerous reports from both aircraft and climbers on the mountains have = them=20 flying in the high twenties. When you consider that your = non-turbo'ed=20 fire-breather is down to about a third of its sea-level hp at those = flight=20 levels, it gives you some respect for those goofy-looking = geese.

The one I like even = better is=20 the (documented) report of a collision between a military jet (a = fighter, don't=20 remember the model now) and a vulture, species not identifed, at=20 FL420! On this one, you have to assume that this bird caught = a=20 thermal with about a 3g upward boost!

So . . . watch out = at any=20 altitude.

Jim Cameron

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