What happens when an F-16 RAF Hawk CT155202 engine sucks in a bird momentarily after takeoff? If this video is any indication, you level off, attempt to restart the engine, fail, point it at an unpopulated area, and eject.

Roughly 5-6 seconds into the video, you can see the bird just before it enters the engine. (Interesting tidbit: if you know the "block number" of the plane, you can figure out if it has a General Electric or Pratt & Whitney engine.)

Those of you paying attention will notice two surprisingly calm voices on the recording. This is a two-seat model (F-16B) rather than the standard single seater.

Posted by jzawodn at March 06, 2006 07:35 PM