Bird strikes on an aircraft and bird strike prevention
According to the world accident statistics, air transport is the safest transportation mode, but accidents still could occur. The causes which have brought to the aircraft accident are different, for example, runway excursions, mechanical and structural failures, pilot errors, poor weather condition...
| Published in: | Tehnika |
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| Main Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Union of Engineers and Technicians of Serbia
2014-01-01
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| Online Access: | http://scindeks-clanci.ceon.rs/data/pdf/0040-2176/2014/0040-21761402291D.pdf |
| Summary: | According to the world accident statistics, air transport is the safest transportation mode, but accidents still could occur. The causes which have brought to the aircraft accident are different, for example, runway excursions, mechanical and structural failures, pilot errors, poor weather conditions, etc. Nowadays, special attention has been given to the accidents caused by bird strikes, although the majority of reported occurrences have minor influence on safe flight realization; a small number of cases which include strikes with large bird flocks, record significant aircraft or engine damage that caused cancel operation. This situation could provide serious damage due to difficult prediction and serious consequences which vary from minor damage to the failure of all engines. The paper gives special emphasis on prevention and contemporary measures for bird strikes mitigation tools development. |
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| ISSN: | 0040-2176 2560-3086 |