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This is classic short-sighted engineering hubris. Realistically how much statistical threat is there from birds? And how long until this design malfunctions som
by vertexFarm 8y ago
This is classic short-sighted engineering hubris. Realistically how much statistical threat is there from birds? And how long until this design malfunctions somewhere? If this is rolled out in scale and put in use at every airport, it's going to happen.
- maltalex 8y ago> Realistically how much statistical threat is there from birds? From wikipedia: "The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) reported 65,139 bird strikes for 2011–14, and the Federal Aviation Authority counted 177,269 wildlife strike reports on civil aircraft between 1990 and 2015, growing 38% in 7 years from 2009 to 2015. Birds accounted for 97%"
- SmellyGeekBoy 8y agoBut how many did any actual damage? How many resulted in fatalities?