{"id":2538,"date":"2017-11-07T18:10:49","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T23:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/?p=2538"},"modified":"2017-11-07T18:10:49","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T23:10:49","slug":"bird-strikes-and-the-oklahoma-city-thunder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doctoraviation.com\/bird-strikes-and-the-oklahoma-city-thunder\/","title":{"rendered":"Bird Strikes and the Oklahoma City Thunder"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bird strikes again made the news when the Oklahoma City Thunder were flying into Chicago for a basketball game just after midnight on Saturday, October 28, 2017.\u00a0 Their flight from Minneapolis encountered a large bird, which left quite a dent.<\/p>\n

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What exactly is a birdstrike?\u00a0 Well, it is exactly what it sounds like.\u00a0 An aircraft and a bird collide in flight.\u00a0 The FAA actually calls them wildlife strikes.\u00a0 According the FAA there were about 142,000 strikes reported by civil aircraft (so this does not include the military) between 1990 and 2013.\u00a0 In the year 2013, strikes occurred at 650 airports 11,000 times.\u00a0 Most of the bird strikes occur between ground level and 3,500 feet above ground level (AGL).\u00a0 Surprisingly, there were 21 bird strikes that occurred above 20,000 AGL.\u00a0 This is over three miles above the ground!<\/p>\n

Other interesting facts on bird strikes can be found at the FAA\u2019s website: https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/airports\/airport_safety\/wildlife\/faq\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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If you have ever had a bird hit your windshield while driving, it gives you some appreciation forthe surprise you get as a driver with the thud.\u00a0 If the bird cracked your windshield, then you also have some idea of the damage the strike can inflict.\u00a0 Below are some photos of an F-16, after a birdstrike.\u00a0 You can see the damage inside and outside of the nose cone.<\/p>\n

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Probably the most famous birdstrike of the 21st<\/sup> Century occurred in January of 2009 when a flock of Canadian Geese struck US Airways Flight 1549.\u00a0 Engine power was lost.\u00a0 Fortunately, Chelsey \u201cSully\u201d Sullenberger and crew expertly landed the aircraft on the Hudson River and all passengers and crew survived.<\/p>\n

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I remember as a cadet at the Air Force Academy watching films of birds being shot out of cannons into the canopies of fighter aircraft.\u00a0 I believe they were turkeys or chickens.\u00a0 [Don\u2019t worry: they were not live birds].\u00a0 I was able to find a couple of these classic films online.\u00a0 They are very short clips.\u00a0 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Wc3ervRRhac<\/a>\u00a0 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ibJ3aXrvaCs<\/a> Airlines are not exempt from testing either:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lp7uLTNiGrQ<\/a><\/p>\n

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Through the years there has been much damage to aircraft through bird strikes.\u00a0 The following article tells how an F-15 Eagle was grounded by a bird: http:\/\/www.robins.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/378172\/eagle-grounded-by-bird-strike\/<\/a> \u00a0I am including photos of damage throughout this blog.<\/p>\n

In my next installment, I will chronicle my own memorable, maybe even, \u201crecord setting\u201d bird strike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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