Timeline for Would it be viable to install a screen in front of jet intakes to prevent them from sucking in birds?
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| Jan 16, 2019 at 21:49 | history | edited | David Richerby | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 15, 2018 at 18:52 | comment | added | Cort Ammon | So we notice the bird if we see it, hear it, or smell it. Hopefully there's not to many documented cases of a flight crew noticing the bird via taste or touch! | |
| Apr 24, 2015 at 7:43 | comment | added | jwenting | more important I think is that it wouldn't really do much good. The screen would just turn the bird into chunks of bird. While that might prevent a bent fan blade at the first low pressure fan, maybe, it wouldn't do much more. | |
| Apr 24, 2015 at 3:32 | comment | added | Wayne Conrad | I think it's worth mentioning that decreasing the efficiency of the engines is itself a safety risk. Less power for hot days, short runways, collision avoidance maneuvers, etc. | |
| Apr 24, 2015 at 0:06 | comment | added | FreeMan | well said and great videos | |
| Apr 23, 2015 at 23:14 | history | answered | Ralph J♦ | CC BY-SA 3.0 |