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"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 09/26/2018 at 15:42 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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A swarm of 20,000 bees began building a nest inside the engine of a Mango Airlines jet in South Africa , and had to be removed by bee keepers before the flight could take off.

I wonder what would have happened if they had simply turned on the engine.

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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > ttyymmnn 09/26/2018 at 15:47

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KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > ttyymmnn 09/26/2018 at 15:47

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Something something Bee movie

Wacko > ttyymmnn 09/26/2018 at 15:48

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new movie idea

Bees on a plane

Ash78, voting early and often > ttyymmnn 09/26/2018 at 15:50

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I would gladly forfeit my ticket to not fly on that plane again. How long does it take for a swarm to take up residence in a nacelle? Is this one of those airlines (*cough* Allegiant) that has like 3 planes they use once a week, but pretend to be a real airline?

$kaycog > ttyymmnn 09/26/2018 at 15:51

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Hive never seen such a thing!

Urambo Tauro > ttyymmnn 09/26/2018 at 15:51

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Bye bye bees

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > ttyymmnn 09/26/2018 at 15:52

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hmmm... i dont think a swarm of bees or even a fully built nest would have hurt that engine much...

that said probably best to not test it

ttyymmnn > Ash78, voting early and often 09/26/2018 at 15:55

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I have no idea.

ttyymmnn > $kaycog 09/26/2018 at 15:55

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Very intere- sting!

$kaycog > ttyymmnn 09/26/2018 at 15:56

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You’re right, honey.

ttyymmnn > $kaycog 09/26/2018 at 15:57

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I’ve combed the Internet and can’t find where this has ever happened beefore. Definitely a sticky situation, but with a sweet outcome. 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ttyymmnn 09/26/2018 at 15:59

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7:07 > ttyymmnn 09/26/2018 at 16:02

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ttyymmnn > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 09/26/2018 at 16:02

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Azrek > ttyymmnn 09/26/2018 at 16:06

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Dr. Bees!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYtXuBN1Hvc

ttyymmnn > 7:07 09/26/2018 at 16:07

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ttyymmnn > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/26/2018 at 16:09

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Shamoononon drives like a farmer > 7:07 09/26/2018 at 16:19

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I hate that picture. I really do.

Svend > ttyymmnn 09/26/2018 at 16:39

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They must of bee’n quick.

Aircraft aren’t on the apron all that long, they must of made a bee-line for the p lane.

BahamaTodd > Ash78, voting early and often 09/26/2018 at 16:59

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They claim less than 25 minutes

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-45654501

Ash78, voting early and often > BahamaTodd 09/26/2018 at 17:11

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Oh, man....that’s impressive.

Ash78, voting early and often > ttyymmnn 09/26/2018 at 17:12

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Well they are named for a fruit and/or a bad Chris Kattan SNL character, so there’s that.

TheRealBicycleBuck > ttyymmnn 09/26/2018 at 17:56

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I’m calling Bee Ess on that one.

There’s no way they had time to “start building a nest” in the engine of a commercial airplane. First, they would need a lot of time to even get started. Second, they build hives, not nests. Morons.

ttyymmnn > TheRealBicycleBuck 09/26/2018 at 18:02

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The story is a bit inconsistent. At one point, they say that the bees were just resting. Another time they say the bees were building a hive. They should have just fired up the engine.