Originally Posted by StoneCutter
Originally Posted by horse1
Originally Posted by rte
That's not much damage. Where is the dead bear?


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I'm no airplane mechanic but I bet that plane gets about 2 weeks on the ground w/folks looking for damage. It's not the damage you can see that's the problem, it's the potential damage you can't see without a very careful look.


I would hope that they'd pull the engine and put a new one on the plane. Then take the engine somewhere to get fixed and inspected. Not sure, I'm not an airplane mechanic either.

Ring cowls are hollow, they flow bleed air through them to prevent ice build up inside the inlet. I could do more damage with a couple of whacks of a three pound sledge. R&R the cowling and it's good to go. Ya all want to see a mess find photos of the KC-135 that smacked a cow on the runway at Beale AFB...