Slow motion Robinson helicopter windshield bird strike test - GIF

[ToolTalkBot]

Slow motion Robinson helicopter windshield bird strike test.




Previously:

Airplane bird strike testing cannon - GIF
Bird strike on Airbus A400M - photo
Bird strike shatters windscreen - GIF
F-16 canopy bird strike test - GIF
Helicopter windshield bird strike test - GIF
Jet bird strike + payload dump + explosion - video
bird strike through windshield of Cessna 210

[Hoosiersmoker]

You'd think a bird flying that slow would just bounce off?

[Frank S]

You'd think a bird flying that slow would just bounce off?

Hahaha, yep. I guess that chicken was thawed though since they had in a bag to keep the windscreen clean

[BuffaloJohn]

I'm certainly not an expert on helicopter windshield testing, but I would thing that the lower ground speed of a helicopter versus an airplane would mean a bird wouldn't be moving as fast...

[mklotz]

I'm certainly not an expert on helicopter windshield testing, but I would thing that the lower ground speed of a helicopter versus an airplane would mean a bird wouldn't be moving as fast...

The Robinson R44, their most popular model, has a top speed of 150 mph (130 knots).

[BuffaloJohn]

The Robinson R44, their most popular model, has a top speed of 150 mph (130 knots).

That may be it's top speed, but that is not the horizontal speed for take off or landing.

According to multiple sources, most strikes occur during takeoff or landing or in low altitude flight. While there have been reported bird strikes at 6000ft, it is rare. One source says bird strikes during enroute flight are only 3% of incidents.

Here is a chicken and airplane setup:

One of the comments mentioned that the landing speed of a commercial sized aircraft is about 170mph.