Bird Attacks RC Airplane

If that's a common raven, it's leucistic.

That Raven (Bird), I don't believe it is one, sure looks very fake... If I were an RC glider, not airplane as there is no motor, enthusiast I would not jeopardize my hedonistic toy to a territorial Raptor.

This is fake.

Maybe not the first time you have seen a bird in your speedo.

I've also stated this in the YouTube comments, this is actually a Hooded Crow (Corvus cornix), which you can identify by it's ash grey body.

lol thats definitely a crow out here where im currently vacationing in israel,they are grey and black out here for some reason and most definitely the beach about 15 minute from where i stay at my familys house i believe you can see the building in the video at some point haha.. doesnt look fake to me

Crows and ravens are not raptors, and how the hell can it be fake? You can see it flapping, its nicticating membrane winking, and it's grabbing the plane, so the only way it would be fake is if it were a trained bird, and even then, you're still risking damage to your plane thingie.

And yes, a hooded crow does make more sense. Didn't think of that, since I assumed it was filmed in the US, and they have that same heavy raven bill.

Technically, it's a RC Slope Soarer, and it's pretty common for birds to either fly with them (especially Thermal Gliders) or chase them (when it's nesting season).

Birds know where all the best air is (and with gliders, bad air means really short flights) so most RC glider pilots (and hang glider pilots) follow the birds.

Stupid bird.

Really not that uncommon. I fly r/c planes and have had territorial raptors take offense to my plane's presence in what they consider THEIR air.

Gliders and electric planes seem to be more prone to attack as they don't have a screaming methanol-fueled engine to frighten them away.

Crows and ravens around here do something called "Hawking" where they dive-bomb birds of prey they consider threats. Smaller birds also do it to crows and hawks.