bird strike
collision between an airborne animal (usually a bird or bat) and a human-made vehicle (usually an aircraft)
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bird strike
Summary
bird strike is an aviation safety incident cause[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of aviation_safety_incident_cause entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (400 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- bird strike's instance of is recorded as aviation safety incident cause[3].
- bird strike is a type of bird collision[4].
- bird strike is a type of wildlife–vehicle collision[5].
- bird strike's Commons category is recorded as Bird strikes[6].
- bird strike's partially coincident with is recorded as jet engine ingestion[7].
- bird strike's has effect is recorded as US Airways Flight 1549[8].
- bird strike's has effect is recorded as Ural Airlines Flight 178[9].
- bird strike's has effect is recorded as roadkill[10].
- bird strike's has effect is recorded as foreign object damage[11].
- bird strike's different from is recorded as Laniidae[12].
- bird strike's related category is recorded as Category:Aviation accidents and incidents caused by bird strikes[13].
- bird strike's handled, mitigated, or managed by is recorded as bird control[14].
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Definition and Type
bird strike's instance of is recorded as aviation safety incident cause[3]. Recorded subclass of include bird collision[4] and wildlife–vehicle collision[5].
Why It Matters
bird strike ranks in the top 6% of aviation_safety_incident_cause entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (400 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]