I had the
misfortune of catching up with a duck at 5000 ft. In a C- 210 over Kingston,
TN late one evening. Stuffed a bunch of feathers and duck guts in the
cowling around the oil cooler, and left a bloody trail over the wind
shield. No real damage at the time, (except for the seat cushion and
clothing) but the wind shield had to be replace 6 months later due to a
crack. So anything is possible, and nothing is guaranteed, all we
can do is mitigate the failure modes as best we can, and hope the plane is
light enough to fly.
Bob Perkinson
Hendersonville, TN.
I flew thru a swarm of insects over
Oklahoma once. they plastered my canopy with guts. not really
news, except that I was flying at like 6,000'!
Kevin Lane Portland,
OR