June 7, 2009
UPDATED (6-7) Flight 1549 appearances/videos/posts
Found this in the drafts.
March 3, 2009
Discovery Channel traveled to the Smithsonian Institute to learn more about birdstrike testing and analysis.
- Smithsonian Feather Identification Lab
- Carla Dove in charge [her name a coincidence?]
- 600,000 species of birds available for comparison
- ID approximately 4500 bird strikes a year
- Bird bits called “snarge”
- Look at microscopic, feathers, DNA
- Last 20 years over 200,000 people killed by birdstrikes
- 200 planes destroyed
- 50% of Canada geese strikes cause damage
FINAL REPORT: Flight 1549 twin engine failure due to double birdstrike by Canada Geese
Awaiting bird bit ID
Bird bits – Canada geese
Helicopter downed by birdstrike
Bird-detecting radar
Low-tech bird solution at Sea-Tac.
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