bird strike

noun

1. a collision of an aircraft with a bird

Example Sentences

One of the RAF Red Arrows experienced a bird strike on the way to a flypast on Friday.

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Cameras were attached to the towers which detected and tracked birds passing through the site and, according to the developers, it didn't record a single bird strike.

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Ulasewicz wondered if there was a bird strike or mechanical issue.

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On the morning of 29 December, the pilots of Jeju Air Flight 2216 reported a bird strike and made a mayday call as the plane approached the runway.

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The recent findings from South Korea's Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board found that the pilot had turned off the left engine - which had no defects - instead of the right engine, which was more severely damaged by the bird strike.

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