How Birds Can Down a Jet Airplane (LiveScience.com)

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on January 16, 2009 12:22 PM | | TrackBacks (0)
strike an engine fan blade . That impact displaces the blade such that it strikes another blade and a cascade can occur, resulting in engine failure.

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birds in North America weigh more than this, according to the committee. Even smaller birds, such as starlings, can cause engine failure. the birds get too close to the engine's intake, it's like a vacuum - the birds just get sucked in.

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