"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

 > >   A grill for the radiator is in the works as I fly next to the water
 > > where there are lots of birds, I have hit many Swallows, put a
 > > seagull through the prop on takeoff and hit a seagull with the bottom
 > > of the hull.
 > >   So far I have not had a radiator hit but it is just a matter of time.
 > >
 > >   Ken Welter

The author is Rodney Stitch.

Since I found a Lear jet in my game room I decided to see if there were such
a blade on the windscreen. And there is. That is Bullwinckle Moose as PIC.

Lynn E. Hanover

 
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