Bird Strike Committee Proceedings
Date of this Version
August 2000
Document Type
Article
Abstract
This presentation will show some of the bird strikes and/or trends to engines in the past few years. The presentation will emphasize the safety aspects associated with aircraft engine bird ingestions and show the current statistics as understood by the engine manufacturers. The presentation will also address industry activity related to the hazard of larger birds. There will also be comments relative to the importance of accurate and complete bird strike reporting now that many agencies are reporting and collecting data.