Bird
Strikes
Birds and planes share the skies and most of the time this is
a friendly relationship.However, once in a while a bird gets
in the way of a plane, or you could say, the plane gets in the
way of a bird. Either way, the result is assuredly a dead bird
and sometimes, a down plane. In September 1995, twelve air people
died after their Air Force plane struck a bird. The Air Force
estimates that planes hit about 3000 birds a year causing $50
million in damages and an occasional loss of life. | (6.0K) | The
turkey vulture is responsible for 1% of bird strikes but 40%
of the damage. (0.0K) |