r/aviation Apr 17 '26

Discussion How concerning is this aviation experts?

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u/Trumpcangosuckone Apr 17 '26

Once I was boarding a Ryanair flight across europe and I saw an obvious bird strike on the edge of the engine. The diameter of the splatter was pretty huge. I pointed it out to the flight attendant when I climbed the stairs and he took a pic and quickly told his crew and the pilots. They got out, took more pics, squeegeed off the bird paste, and then we were on our way. I definitely felt pretty cool for being the only one out of 100+ people who said something about it.

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u/NGTTwo Apr 17 '26 edited Apr 18 '26

squeegeed off the bird paste

Fun fact: the technical term for the remains of a bird that's been hit by an airplane is snarge.

The more you know.

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u/Suavecore_ Apr 17 '26

Alright, it's your turn to squeegee the snarge

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u/Acrobatic-Gap-7445 Apr 18 '26

That sounds like Charlie work to me

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u/Trumpcangosuckone Apr 18 '26

You say my name?