Bird strike

[jeremiahhorner]

tvieno wrote:
Here's my story:

I was in a Beech 58 when FSP gave me a bird strike. I just lifted off, heard a loud "whack". The plane pulled to the right and down. I
stalled
immediately and nose it into the ground. From the strike to the ground was about less than 15 seconds. It went that fast.

Normally, minimum controllable airspeed is right at stall speed (Vs1) but with critical engine failure there is not enough rudder effectiveness to
overcome asymmetrical thrust....hence the spiral and fiery death! As such, twins have another V-speed: Vmc which is the minimum controllable airspeed
with critical engine failure. In the Baron, it is 81kias. Vy (maximum rate of climb) becomes 100 and Vx (maximum angle of climb) becomes 96.

The exact V-speeds may not match up entirely but it'll get you started...