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There are birds heavier than these, and planes usually handle bird strikes quite well.
by markdown 12y ago
There are birds heavier than these, and planes usually handle bird strikes quite well.
- CaveTech 12y agoI don't think it's so much the weight but the material.
- neurotech1 12y agoActually, Relatively small birds have been known to penetrate the windshield of a Cessna and injure the pilot or even wreck the engine of a single engine of a jet like a BAE Hawk. See video of a Canadian CT-155 Hawk (Not F-16 as titled) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN_Zl64OQEw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN_Zl64OQEw For an airliner like an Airbus A320, a small bird can damage the engine fan blades and require an expensive repair. If the bird goes through the core even minor damage becomes very expensive to fix.
- kbart 12y agoSharp metal and plastic edges are way more likely to shatter glass than a puny piece of flesh.