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Does this aircraft have any countermeasures to prevent large birds from being sucked into an engine during takeoff?

Four General Electric CF-6 cuisinarts aren't prevention, but there is a certain amount of cure there... :wink:

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I'm sure that Air Force 1 could lose an engine on take-off and only the front office guys would notice.

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The B-17G was "Sentimental Journey" out of the Arizona Wing in Mesa, Arizona.
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Wow. After viewing that footage, suddenly these photos (copied directly off the "Don't Mess With Texas" Facebook page)
don't seem nearly so implausible! :shock:



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OH YEAH!! These shots absolutely rock! Fantastic! Love them!


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