Sentence examples for bird striking from inspiring English sources

The mechanical parameters of the bird constitutive model are obtained by a bird strike test on flat plate and the validated bird model is subsequently implemented to simulate a bird striking on HCC according to Federal Aviation Regulation 29.631.

A U.S. Airways plane leaving New York City crashed in the Hudson River a few hours ago, possibly due to a bird striking the engine.

Bird strike calibration tests on rigid targets specifically, give a valuable insight in the complex behaviour of a bird.

Denver International Airport had the most reported bird strikes this decade — 2,090 — according to the database.

Call it CSI: Bird Strike.

Most bird strikes cause little damage to the plane – but the collision is very often fatal to the bird.

Bird strike aviation records from the United States show most collisions occur below 600 m and almost none above 1800 m.

During the ride's inaugural run, a bird struck him in the face leaving his nose covered with blood.

In 2004, the FAA estimated that bird strikes cause roughly $500 million worth of damage to aircraft each year.

The oblivious birds strike up an immediate chorus: "Let's sing a gay little spring song, tra-la-la".

Birds strike planes over 7,000 times per year".