Over 11,000 bird strikes were reported in US aviation in 2013, indicating a common problem.
Birds, despite their agility, often only react to an aircraft when it's within 100 feet, a distance too short for evasion at typical aircraft speeds (above 60 knots).
This evolutionary quirk means birds often don't take action until it's too late, but pilots can still take precautions like avoiding flying under birds or evasive action when possible.
I read a startling statistic recently. In 2013, there were more than 11,000 reported bird strike incidents among commercial, military and general aviation airplanes in the United States.
That’s a lot of birds hitting a lot of aircraft. And now researchers think they know why bird strikes are so common in aviation.
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