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bird strike
- Sinônimos
- bird impact
- Definição1
- A collision between a bird or birds and an aircraft that is flying.
- Fonte1
- CROCKER, David. Dictionary of aviation. 2nd ed. London: A&C, 2005.
- Definição2
- An incident deemed to have occurred whenever a pilot reports a bird strike; aircraft maintenance personnel identify damage to an aircraft as having been caused by a bird strike; personnel on the ground report seeing an aircraft strike one or more birds; or bird remains, whether in whole or in part, are found on an airside pavement area or within 200 ft of a runway, unless another reason for the bird's death is identified.
- Fonte2
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Airport services manual: part 3 (Doc. 9137 AN/898).
- Contexto
- When airspeed is reduced in areas of high bird concentration, the slower speeds reduce the kinetic energy of a collision and reduce the likelihood of damage caused by a bird strike.
- Subárea
- Aeronautical Accident Investigation
- Spanish
- choque con aves
- Imagem
A UH-60 Black Hawk after a collision with a Common Crane, and resulting failure of the windshield.
Fuente: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:IAF_UH-60_after_birds_strike_outside.jpg
