http://i.justrealized.com/2008/04/11/birds-have-been-shot-into-jet-engines-for-safety-tests/ All things observable Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:35:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://i.justrealized.com/2008/04/11/birds-have-been-shot-into-jet-engines-for-safety-tests/comment-page-1/#comment-24 kathleen Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:12:15 +0000 http://i.justrealized.com/?p=44#comment-24 Great news! Any engine that can not be affected by a bird as large as a Canada goose is more than well equipped to handle a bird strike. Nevertheless, airports would be well served to install eco-friendly and humane bird deterrent products. They can eliminate bird roosting which will eliminate the spread of disease from droppings and limit the number of take off and landing bird strikes for less efficient planes. Great news! Any engine that can not be affected by a bird as large as a Canada goose is more than well equipped to handle a bird strike. Nevertheless, airports would be well served to install eco-friendly and humane bird deterrent products. They can eliminate bird roosting which will eliminate the spread of disease from droppings and limit the number of take off and landing bird strikes for less efficient planes.

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