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Bombardier CRJ700 Deer strike Charlotte NC

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aviast

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In the absence of a wind-tunnel or other equipment to experiment I have spent many hours doing "mind experiments" trying to visualise the flow of air around various shapes and bodies.

On the 15th of February a deer put a decent dent in the leading edge of a CRJ700's wing...

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...it also happened to rupture the fuel tank which made for a great visualisation of the downward flow of air behind the wing:

[video=youtube_share;R0C7w7m8dxc]https://youtu.be/R0C7w7m8dxc[/video]

It amazes me just how much the airflow is "bent" - of course it makes sense because you've only got 23 metres of wingspan to support 34 tonnes of weight.
 
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