Bird Strikes is a serious treat to aircraft- Federal expert says

by danesller0127 | January 15, 2009 at 11:54 pm

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Talk about unintended consequences. “Bird strikes” — or collisions between birds and aircraft — are increasing for two reasons, according to the federal government’s leading expert on the phenomenon: The environment is cleaner and airplanes are quieter.

Increasing of birds populations, quiter jets contribute, federal says...

(source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28679145/)

More than 200 people have been killed worldwide as a result of wildlife strikes with aircraft since 1988, according to Bird Strike Committee USA, and more than 5,000 bird strikes were reported by the U.S. Air Force in 2007. Bird strikes, or the collision of an aircraft with an airborne bird, tend to happen when aircraft are close to the ground, which means just before landing or after take-off, when jet engines are turning at top speeds.

The incidents are serious particularly when the birds, usually gulls, raptors and geese, are sucked into a jet engine and strike an engine fan blade. That impact displaces the blade such that it strikes another blade and a cascade can occur, resulting in engine failure.

A 12-pound Canada goose striking an aircraft going 150 mph at lift-off generates the force of a 1,000-pound weight dropped from a height of 10 feet, according to Bird Strike Committee USA.

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Uwe Paschen

at 01:00 on January 16th, 2009

200 people killed since 1988 due to birds hitting Air Planes does make the problem rather small compared to car accidents and Wars or Natural Disasters. One does even have a higher chance statistically to get killed in once house by an intruder. No reason to panic here.

danesller0127

at 05:00 on January 16th, 2009

Indeed! Increasing of bird poulations, becoming more serious treat to aircraft..... and to humans too? but this is nature.... These populations are increasing because we've done a reallly good job of wildlife conservation. But how about to humans? If you remembered on what happened to Ryanair Boeing 737-800 on November 10, 2008, after an emergency landing at Rome's Clampino airport, it is said to be that a flock of birds caused the trouble....

Dr. Richard A. Dolbeer told www.msnbc.com that such bird-aircraft collisi

"The key thing is that we’ve seen a remarkable increase in populations of many or most large birds — birds such as great blue heron, osprey, bald eagle, snow goose, Canada goose,” said Dolbeer, a retired ornithologist with the Department of Agriculture at the Wildlife Services in Sandusky, Ohio. "These populations are increasing because we’ve done a really good job of wildlife conservation in North America for many species, because we’ve cleaned up the environment, gotten rid of DDT, enacted the the Clean Water Act. All good things, but because of these, we’ve had incredible surges of many species that are hazardous to aviation. On this issue, what do we do? Thanks again! :D

danesller0127

at 02:05 on January 16th, 2009

Related story: Updated!

'Miracle' pilot hailed as a hero

Officials say all safe after US Airways jet with about 155 people on board crash-lands in New York's Hudson River. (source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/)

globalpunditorg

at 02:23 on January 16th, 2009

how DARE birds invade our airspace!

there MUST be some way to dispense with them immediately.

perhaps they can be shot down my military aircraft - there must be some clause under the USAPATRIOT Act...anyone?

danesller0127

at 02:44 on January 16th, 2009

Truly, undeniably! I respect your personal views... Thanks very much! :D

Amitjha

at 03:07 on January 16th, 2009

Or simply we can say that , airplanes kills thousands of birds every year.So who is intruding whose space?

danesller0127

at 09:06 on January 16th, 2009

Or birds can kills thousand of humans too....It's a never ending story maybe, like the egg or the chicken, whose the first to come? the chicken or the egg? Ha-ha! :D Anyway!

It was a chain of improbability. Birds tangle with airplanes regularly but rarely bring down commercial aircraft. Jet engines sometimes fail — but both at once? Pilots train for a range of emergencies, but few, if any, have ever successfully ditched a jet in one of the nation's busiest waterways without any life-threatening injuries.

National Transportation Safety Board investigators will now focus on recovering the black box from the plane and interviewing the crew about the accident — apparently caused by birds that slammed into the plane's two engines. (source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090116/ap_on_re_us/plane_splashdown)

aelusive

at 07:19 on January 16th, 2009

Too bad they cant stop this.

danesller0127

at 08:40 on January 16th, 2009

Nop! There is still hope to avoid this.....

Rachel Nixon

at 07:25 on January 16th, 2009

Hi - thanks for posting - Amy Judd posted a similar piece yesterday.

danesller0127

at 07:45 on January 16th, 2009

You're welcome! Indeed' Pachen' also told me that a similar or related story was happen to be posted yesterday, I searched, and i found out that it's true.... that's why changed the layout, instead i posted it in channel 'Invironment'. I have no time to halt it, it's already been posted.... My apology to you and to amyjudd.... Anyway, the readers will understand that, It's 'Breaking News' since yesterday and today. Thanks again! :D