It seems that a Gulfstream landed with a bird strike. They hit a goose at almost 30,000 feet. The bird took out the radar, penetrated the firewall, and extruded itself into the instrument panel.
It was a helluva mess.
Edit to add: Some may question the altitude, but we find this in Wikipedia:
The maximum flight ceiling of Canada geese is unknown, but they have been reported at 9 km (29,000 feet).The geese may mot have calibrated their altimeter, or the pilot may have been stretching the story. Either premise is understandable.
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Goose at 30000 feet? Seems a bit high for them, but I'll take that they mess it all up upon landing or taking off. No matter what, not a situation I Want to be part of!
Got a little noisy and drafty in there too!
Probably hail. Came back in a P-3 once with a similar radome after a thunderstorm encounter north of Norfolk.
Was on a B-52 out of Ramey AFB, PR. Hit a eagle at 29,000+ feet just under the pilots windshield, rapid decompression, fogged up the hole thing. Not fun at all.
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