Bird Strikes
Author: Ting Lei
1. Introduction
The event of an airborne animal hitting an airplane in flight is referred as bird strike. Although bird strikes are a lesser hazard to aviation than some other well-known hazards such as air turbulence and icing, it still poses a sizable threat to airline safety and do present risk that needs to be addressed. According to Bird Strike Committee USA, wildlife strikes cause over $650 million annually in damage to U.S. civil and military aviation.
The goal of this article is to discuss some of the characteristics of bird strikes, raise the awareness of this issue, and help reduce the likelihood of bird strikes.… Read more