I had a hawk hit my sailplane that is white with a red canopy, it left talon marks on the canopy. Earlier another hawk made an aggressive dive at the same sailplane with talons extended but veered away before making contact.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Usher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 6:25 PM Subject: Re: [RCSE] Bird attacks vs. airplane color > Someone recently sent me a video clip of Zagis being harassed by a hawk. One > Zagi was white on the top surface and red on the underside, the other was > red. The hawk wouldn't leave the planes alone until they were on the ground. > > Zagis are pretty maneuverable but the hawk could run rings around them. > > Martin Usher > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brent Hoover" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, October 08, 2004 5:29 PM > Subject: [RCSE] Bird attacks vs. airplane color > > > > While out flying yesterday, I got to wondering about the times we have > heard > > of a bird attacking an airplane. I do not remember if any mention was > made > > of the planes colors. Anybody out there with info in this?? > > Brent > > > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" > and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that > subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with > MIME turned off. > > RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.

