How a few hundreds of tons of airplanes collapsed with a little bird!
Although bird strike crashes are rare, bird strikes can be devastating to airplanes under certain circumstances.
The main reason is the high speed of the plane, in the sky the airplane moves at a minimum speed of 150-250 meters per second, sometimes more, so a bird strike of 1 to 5 kg hits like a cannonball.
This causes two things to happen - in airplanes the rotor blades of the jet engine spin at high speed (several thousand rpm) and create a huge gust of air, so if a bird flies in front of the engine, the bird will most likely hit the rotor blades of the jet engine, in many cases One or more blades break and the broken blades collide with the rotating blades. The blades also break or become damaged, causing the entire jet engine to lose functionality, which is the main cause of accidents.
Although large airplanes have multiple engines, the failure of one engine can be dealt with, but airplanes may encounter flocks of birds while taking off and landing at airports, or flocks of migratory birds while flying high in the sky, resulting in bird entry into multiple engines and all engines shutting down. When it is done, there is nothing else to do.
Damage to airplane body and control systems: A bird strike on an airplane's critical parts, such as its wings, nose, or rudder, can damage its structural stability.
Broken cockpit windows: Migratory birds can break cockpit windows while flying high in the sky, causing a destructive reaction due to air pressure inside the airplane, hampering the pilots and making it difficult to land the airplane safely.
Again, airplanes have oil tanks on their wings, which can leak when struck by a bird, causing the plane to catch fire.
How a few hundreds of tons of airplanes collapsed with a little bird!
Although bird strike crashes are rare, bird strikes can be devastating to airplanes under certain circumstances.
The main reason is the high speed of the plane, in the sky the airplane moves at a minimum speed of 150-250 meters per second, sometimes more, so a bird strike of 1 to 5 kg hits like a cannonball.
This causes two things to happen - in airplanes the rotor blades of the jet engine spin at high speed (several thousand rpm) and create a huge gust of air, so if a bird flies in front of the engine, the bird will most likely hit the rotor blades of the jet engine, in many cases One or more blades break and the broken blades collide with the rotating blades. The blades also break or become damaged, causing the entire jet engine to lose functionality, which is the main cause of accidents.
Although large airplanes have multiple engines, the failure of one engine can be dealt with, but airplanes may encounter flocks of birds while taking off and landing at airports, or flocks of migratory birds while flying high in the sky, resulting in bird entry into multiple engines and all engines shutting down. When it is done, there is nothing else to do.
Damage to airplane body and control systems: A bird strike on an airplane's critical parts, such as its wings, nose, or rudder, can damage its structural stability.
Broken cockpit windows: Migratory birds can break cockpit windows while flying high in the sky, causing a destructive reaction due to air pressure inside the airplane, hampering the pilots and making it difficult to land the airplane safely.
Again, airplanes have oil tanks on their wings, which can leak when struck by a bird, causing the plane to catch fire.