It does, but to a point (as you pointed out), but no commercial plane is going to hit a bird as fast as a bullet impacting a target. Aircraft skin is relatively

It does, but to a point (as you pointed out), but no commercial plane is going to hit a bird as fast as a bullet impacting a target. Aircraft skin is relatively thin and easy to tear, and may fragment leaving a much larger hole than the object that hit it.[0][1][2] 0. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/Bird-strike-rips-bloody-hole-in-plane/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/Bird-strike-rips-blo... 1. https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/bird-bash-leaves-gaping-hole-united-737-landing-denver-article-1.1126446 https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/bird-bash-leaves-g... 2. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3490044/Shocking-photos-plane-left-huge-hole-nose-cone-bird-strike-landing-Heathrow-Airport.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-34900...