ddavid 149 Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 Air traffic at America's busiest international airport has been disrupted after turtles wandered on to the runway in search of a sandy beach to lay their eggs. Thought you'd like this - more here Keep your eyes open, turtles can fly, too! Hwyl - Dai. Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 Good catch Dai... I just have to wonder what the jet wash did to that poor turtle that was passed by a 767 taking off Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 Nvere mind about 767 - what about an A380? The last pictures funny! Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 ...and that's only if the wheels already missed him. If not, the jet wash isn't going to matter much. John Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 Bonkers! Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 You know, a turtle is fairly aerodynamic and the shell has an airfoil-like cross section. The sea turtles already have control surfaces. I wonder how big an engine it would take... John Link to post Share on other sites
Tim_A 997 Posted July 1, 2011 Report Share Posted July 1, 2011 I wonder how big an engine it would take...John Would it be a tur[tle]bine? Link to post Share on other sites
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