Questions tagged [bird-strike]
A bird strike is an event where an aircraft impacts a bird.
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How could a 737 Max bird collision potentially lead to engine fire smoke getting into the cockpit?
CNN's June 18, 2025 NTSB issues rare safety bulletin about potential issues with Boeing 737 Max engines begins:
The National Transportation Safety Board issued a rare, urgent safety bulletin warning ...
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Does the CFM56-7B engine have an LRD (Load Reduction Device)?
Reading about the Jeju 2216 crash, and seeing Mentour's 'Kills in 39 seconds' youtube presentation in quick succession seemed too much of a coincidence. Pilot disorientation following bird-strike ...
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What happens to ADIRU/FAC AP etc, when Pitot probes fail?
Situation: Suppose due to a bird strike pitot 1 is blocked with debris and radome is dented causing inconsistent airspeed indication between P2 and P3 (due to unequal airflow). This happens at about ...
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Radome replacement process for radome damaged by bird strike
Suppose a flight has a bird strike which requires the radome to be replaced. The aircraft is grounded at Chennai (MAA), India. What is the process of its replacement? Where will the new randome come ...
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How do supersonic warplanes deal with birds?
The Ruppell's Vulture can reach 11 km and can weigh 9kg. The Kori bustard can weigh 18kg. Many warplanes must break the sound barrier within reach of birds, especially on terrain hugging or sea ...
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Tail Number of a particular plane [duplicate]
How to determine the aircraft tail number on a particular flight, using the flight number. I have been advised there was a bird strike on a plane I was supposed to be on, but air stewards told a ...
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Should there be a directive to return to the takeoff runway immediately on a birdstrike at under 4000 ft? [closed]
I live in London and I've wondered what would happen if a Cactus 1549-style birdstrike emergency had happened/were to happen here.
We don't have Canada geese in the UK, but I was just wondering ...
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Why do white marks on the spinners in front of engines have different patterns? Not Yellow? Omitted for some models?
In aeroailas' answer I understand that the cones in front of the props/fans are called spinners.
In Farhan's answer I understand that the ehite marks painted onto the spinners act less as scarecrows ...
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Why are birds attracted to airports?
Birds are usually around airside. Apart from answering it myself, I am looking for community knowledge on this topic.
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Are gliders susceptible to bird strikes?
Gliders don't travel at the high speeds that make bird strikes so devastating in airliners. However, they are also smaller, lighter and softer, and can still move pretty swiftly.
Are they also ...
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Can a protective mesh protect engines from bird strikes? [duplicate]
Can a protective mesh be installed on the front of the engines to stop birds from entering the engine and causing damage?
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How do balloon pilots avoid birdstrikes?
Balloons, by their very nature, are at the mercy of the wind, and can’t maneuver out of the way of other objects except by (very slowly) climbing or descending. For this reason, mid-air collisions ...
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What maintenance actions are required after a bird strike?
Does the SRM or AMM detail what Inspections to do following a bird strike? Do the engineers have to examine the bird remains too and report it to someone?
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Can a bird strike destroy the stealth capability of F-35?
There is a video according to which a F-35 aircraft has been struck by a bird in Israel. This, allegedly, disabled its stealth capability.
More than a year earlier, two storks allegedly damaged ...
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Are there any preventive measures against bird strikes while in flight?
Most of the preventive measures for bird strikes are at/around the airport but what are some of the ways that can be used to prevent bird strikes on the plane as it is climbing or in flight?
