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Holy Cow

Did they actually strike it? It didn't seem to affect the aircraft much.

I feel kinda bad laughing, but I did.

("borrowed" ~ from the AOPA Board)

Famous Cow Killed

Essex Upon Heath - Nottinghamshire (Reuters)

The UK's pride, Bessie the Cow, was killed yesterday when she was struck by the wing of a DeHavilland bi-plane piloted by Hugh MacDonald. Bessie was best known for being the cow face on "Elmer's Glue" bottles around the world.

MacDonald, flying the DeHavilland with tail number EIEI-O is an airshow pilot and grandson of Old MacDonald, of Farm fame. "I was just takin' off from the aerodrome in me bi-wing aeroplane when the bloody engine quit, a-forcin' me ta make a landing in the heath. I dinna see the cow until t'was too late. Now they're gonna charge me with loinslaughter. That's bull!"

Witnesses said they heard the plane's engine quit and were shocked to see the accident, "Ol' Bessie, she was just standin' there eatin', she looked up, with those big black eyeballs and didn't even have the time to say, 'Moo!' " Paddy Pharmhand (yes, the famous "Cow Paddy") just shook his red-haired head, "It's a shame, and udder shame!"

Memorial services will be held in accordance to Bovine tradition, with the Holy Cow of Trent overseeing the preparation of the fete. Beef dinner will be provided. Guests are asked to bring a dish to pass.

The remainder of Bessie's body will be disposed of in a manner consistent with Bovine tradition.

Yuze Spairingly, spokesperson for Elmer's Glue company spoke to Sky News and stated, "Elmer's Glue is saddened to hear of the loss of Bessie. She was a rare girl. We will be issuing special bottles that not only more prominently feature her face on the outside, but will contain some of her on the inside. Schoolchildren around Essex Upon Heath, and around the world, will know that some of Bessie will be with them...in their artwork stuck to the refrigerator, and possibly in that roast in the freezer."

Flywriter wrote:("borrowed" ~ from the AOPA Board)

Famous Cow Killed

Essex Upon Heath - Nottinghamshire (Reuters)

The UK's pride, Bessie the Cow, was killed yesterday when she was struck by the wing of a DeHavilland bi-plane piloted by Hugh MacDonald. Bessie was best known for being the cow face on "Elmer's Glue" bottles around the world.

MacDonald, flying the DeHavilland with tail number EIEI-O is an airshow pilot and grandson of Old MacDonald, of Farm fame. "I was just takin' off from the aerodrome in me bi-wing aeroplane when the bloody engine quit, a-forcin' me ta make a landing in the heath. I dinna see the cow until t'was too late. Now they're gonna charge me with loinslaughter. That's bull!"

Witnesses said they heard the plane's engine quit and were shocked to see the accident, "Ol' Bessie, she was just standin' there eatin', she looked up, with those big black eyeballs and didn't even have the time to say, 'Moo!' " Paddy Pharmhand (yes, the famous "Cow Paddy") just shook his red-haired head, "It's a shame, and udder shame!"

Memorial services will be held in accordance to Bovine tradition, with the Holy Cow of Trent overseeing the preparation of the fete. Beef dinner will be provided. Guests are asked to bring a dish to pass.

The remainder of Bessie's body will be disposed of in a manner consistent with Bovine tradition.

Yuze Spairingly, spokesperson for Elmer's Glue company spoke to Sky News and stated, "Elmer's Glue is saddened to hear of the loss of Bessie. She was a rare girl. We will be issuing special bottles that not only more prominently feature her face on the outside, but will contain some of her on the inside. Schoolchildren around Essex Upon Heath, and around the world, will know that some of Bessie will be with them...in their artwork stuck to the refrigerator, and possibly in that roast in the freezer."

that is funny

I feel bad for the cow,,,,, But.. ya can't hit something that weighs 1000+ lbs and not shear off the gear.....

He could use a few lessons from Coyote Ugly on how to impress yer chick!
Did not miss that pole by much.

I agree with Stol. I think this fits in the same catogry with the one wing landing.

A 1200 pound cow, if it was hit, might roll, but I don't see it flipping 10 feet in the air, and the airplane didn't even flinch. It should have made a hard turn or yaw to the left. jg

Gives a new meaning to "Barnstorming" without the barn.
HC

Keep an eye on the aleron right when they go over the cow. It flips up and there's a spray of something, probably slobbers, then the cow goes rolling. Ol' Bessy probably looked up right when they went over. Looks pretty real to me!

I think he defininitely hit her alright, and there is gonna be some damage, hopefully just to the aileron.
When I was a kid, I knocked a cow down with a wheel, hit her in the head trying to get her off the strip. I just knocked her to her knees, and didn't damage anything, including the cow, but hitting her with the aileron, has got to bend something...

Unless.... maybe she saw him coming and tucked and rolled???

Do you really think a cow would roll like it did in the video?

Lot of conjecture in many forums over this one...

A Tiger Moth did have an engine failure a few months ago and suffered ..."damage to the left aileron"...

Incidentally it was at Dunkeswell - home base of VB-105 and
VB-110. Equipped with Liberators then PB4Y-1 Privateers on anti-submarine patrols.

http://www.dunkeswellmemorialmuseum.org.uk/history.htm

It was the only US Navy airfield in the UK in WWII

58Skylane wrote:Do you really think a cow would roll like it did in the video?

Yea, she just fell down and rolled over, and he was down and rolling on the grass, then pulled it up and over her. Looks believable to me.

The one thing that bothers me though, is that he was looking out the other side?? The look back tho is real, after contact. Just doesn't seem like he could even see her looking out the wrong side, in that blind of a plane. Was he jumping a ditch or something else, and just lucked out??

It looks to me like he knew the layout of the field that he was ditching into. Maby he dove down to the surface on purpose to get in ground effect and make it over the ditch? I dont think he ever saw the cow and he was lucky that he was not 6 inches lower, probably would have torn the whole wing off, along with the cows head.

It was genuine...

Shortly after takeoff, when at approximately 200 ft above ground level, the engine speed dropped to idle. The pilot lowered the nose of the aircraft to maintain flying speed and turned right to land in a suitable field. The aircraft cleared a sturdy barbed wire fence but, as the aircraft touched down, a cow ran under and struck the left wing, causing substantial damage to the aircraft. The cow was apparently uninjured. The aircraft rolled to a halt and the two occupants, who were uninjured, vacated the aircraft normally. Investigation of the aircraft by a local engineer found corrosion debris in the carburettor float bowl, and this appeared to have originated from within the float bowl itself. The fuel tank, fuel lines and fuel filter were found to be clean. It is likely that this debris had blocked the carburettor jets, causing the reduction in power, as the engine ran normally once the debris had been removed.

Dang! That indeed is an udder shame! (couldnt resist )

I thinks its genuine. If you look closely you can see the pilots head jerk forward and to the side at moment of impact.

He passed a telephone pole just off his left side after hitting the cow. Didn't miss it by much!

I thinks its genuine

Definitely is - should have added that the above is from the official CAA report.[/list]

Flying Kiwi wrote:

I thinks its genuine

Definitely is - should have added that the above is from the official CAA report.[/list]

Ok ok!! I believe you guy's now.