Yesterday, a video posted online attracted everyone's attention. Many professionals gasped in cold sweat, saying that it was the first time they had seen such a high-definition scene. In the video, an Air China passenger plane was landing at the airport. However, a group of birds suddenly appeared at an inappropriate time and flew in a group to the nose of the passenger plane. Caught off guard,The plane collided with them.
It can be seen that many birds suffered immediate disaster and fell down, while the rest immediately dispersed.And you can still see stains of blood on the nose of the plane., fortunately there were no other abnormalities and the plane landed safely.
It is reported that the registration number of this passenger plane is B-9925. Although it collided with a flock of birds, fortunately the engine did not suck in the birds, and the subsequent flight took off normally after landing and being inspected by airport maintenance.
Although this incident may not seem like a big deal, as the difference in size between birds and airplanes is huge, many people in the industry are really sweating.
If the impact had not occurred at the nose of the aircraft, and if the engine had accidentally inhaled a flying bird, it would have caused great damage to the aircraft.At worst, it may require grounding for maintenance, or at worst, it may even lead to an accident., such as a plane crash.
Plane collisions with birds have always been an important factor threatening aviation safety. According to a small related study, if a 2 kilogram bird hits an aircraft flying at a speed of 900 kilometers per hour, the impact force generated in an instant is as high as 4 tons.
The most vulnerable parts of an airplane to be struck by birds are the wings, as well as the nose radome, windshield, engine, etc. Once these aerodynamic components are struck by birds at high speed, they will easily cause structural damage and directly endanger flight safety.
According to statistics from the International Civil Aviation Organization,At least 80% of aircraft bird strikes occur during takeoff and landing, in order to ensure flight safety, airports generally take measures to repel birds.