"Bryan Wilkinson jr." wrote:

Hi all-

Just wondered if Paul , Robin or the commercial flyers could shed light
on this. I was looking at the pictures of Kens Coot Amphibian , and
looking at the front of the engine nacelle made me think about bird
strikes.
Years ago , I read a book about commercial piloting - called
 " Unfriendly Skies "  published anonymously. The author talks about
certain models of BizJet , with knives mounted in front of the
windsheild. The idea being that birds in the wrong place & time  would
be chopped into less dangerous pieces. Is this another Great Aviation
Myth - if not - would it make any sense with a pusher / radiator in
the front configuration , like in Kens' Coot ?

Just my 20$ -

Fly Good - Build good - Bryan

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