Biplane Clips Cow - Watch more Animal Videos
(Note: You see the cow about 55 seconds into the video)
For all you animal lovers out there, the above video is probably worth giving a miss. The uploader definitely saw the funny side:
A cow winds up on the receiving end of this plane. Guess the pilot had a major beef with her.
If anyone knows the aircraft that is being flown please let us know!
on November 18, 2008 8:00 PM | Reply
Looks like a de Havilland Tiger Moth.
on November 19, 2008 3:25 PM | Reply
watch out! idiot flying
on November 19, 2008 6:04 PM | Reply
Looks more like 40 seconds into the video...
on November 19, 2008 6:44 PM | Reply
The aircraft lost the engine immediately after takeoff and the pilot did exactly the right thing and landed in the nearest available open ground ahead of the aircraft (and did one heck of a job in missing a pole after the cow impact). This video could have ended much more tragically.
on November 19, 2008 6:46 PM | Reply
It doesn't look like the pilots knew exactly what happened.
on November 19, 2008 10:14 PM | Reply
I think the pilots did know what happened. Just before the cow, the plane lifts off again and then comes back down. Looks as though they tried to jump the cow but couldn't get high enough.
on November 20, 2008 7:42 PM | Reply
Doesn't look like the cow saw them coming either.
First cow tipping, now cow clipping.
on November 21, 2008 12:53 PM | Reply
Yes, it definitely looks like a DH Tiger Moth.
on November 21, 2008 4:23 PM | Reply
Holy cow!
(sorry, couldn't resist)
on November 21, 2008 7:45 PM | Reply
In the shadow, you see the prop still spinning. The camera is mounted on the airframe. Had he hit the cow, there would have been a jolt in the video. I think the cow 'spooked' itself and went over. A self-inflicted cow tip.
on November 23, 2008 1:10 PM | Reply
Fkn lol.
on November 23, 2008 8:09 PM | Reply
He had and engine failure and did a good job landing in an open grass field. It looks like he tried to avoid the cow but oh well. He's no idiot - Roger3107, you're a moron!
on November 24, 2008 10:57 AM | Reply
Definitely not a B17
on November 24, 2008 5:01 PM | Reply
The starboard flap definitly hits the cow, it may or may not have been lethal to the cow, but it's a definite hit.
on November 25, 2008 9:06 PM | Reply
Was the pilot trying to avoid an obstacle on the udder side?
Who received the toughest grilling?
Did the pilot get a pat on the back from the farmer?
Was the engine failure caused by carburettor icing in the fresian conditions?
Can we be sure that the investigators won't mince their words?
on November 28, 2008 2:35 PM | Reply
good hit!!!
this guys need brush and some white paint to mark victory :)
on December 10, 2008 6:09 PM | Reply
De Havilland DH-28 "Tigermoth".
YouTube has a fuller version of the clip and you can hear the aircraft engine cut out and kick back in and out again, a likely sign that the fuel pump failed.
The aircraft bounced on landing, again this is quite normal for a tail dragging biplane. For those that are wondering why the pilot in looking to his right (ie left on the video) it's because that's the low side in the banked turn an aircraft makes when turning to the right. You can also hear the impact of Tigermoth hitting the cow which admittedly is barley a touch.