An Il-76 has to hold whilst a fox strolls casually across the taxiway at
Rostock-Laage Airport.

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A fox at an airfield would be a good thing, I think; their love of eggs
would help keep down bird populations. Also, no a/c has yet been lost to a
fox strike.
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Andrew Chaplin
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>> An Il-76 has to hold whilst a fox strolls casually across the taxiway at
>> Rostock-Laage Airport.
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> A fox at an airfield would be a good thing, I think; their love of eggs
> would help keep down bird populations. Also, no a/c has yet been lost to a
> fox strike.
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> Andrew Chaplin
> SIT MIHI GLADIUS SICUT SANCTO MARTINO
> (If you're going to e-mail me, you'll have to get "yourfinger." out.)

But I'm fold (by someone it happened to) that they make a real mess on the
undercarriage of a 747 if you do hit one on take off. Pilot claimed he
didn't feel a thing but the ground crew on arrival got a bit of a surprise
to find bits of fox all over one bogie.

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> An Il-76 has to hold whilst a fox strolls casually across the taxiway at
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Here at the DFW airport we have a lot of coyotes to contend with....

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> An Il-76 has to hold whilst a fox strolls casually across the taxiway at
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Caution!!! Be aware of wake turbulence behind departing fox.

On Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:50:20 GMT, "WayPoint"
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>> An Il-76 has to hold whilst a fox strolls casually across the taxiway at
>> Rostock-Laage Airport.
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>Caution!!! Be aware of wake turbulence behind departing fox.

Nevermind how much fuel a fox uses at idle...

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> A fox at an airfield would be a good thing, I think; their love of eggs
> would help keep down bird populations. Also, no a/c has yet been lost to a
> fox strike.

I believe QANTAS lost an engine during takeoff (747) when a fox darted out.
I can't recall the year but it took place in Melbourne Australia at least
10+ years ago.