Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during three test runs, a step toward the possible return of ...

This was not the first aircraft accident attributed to birds and it won’t be the last, but it did, thanks to extensive media coverage, highlight the issue of bird strikes on aircraft. Ironically, the ...

The pilot of a Royal Air Force Typhoon has landed safely after an unusual incident saw the jet’s canopy jettisoned over the ...

These are two extreme examples that demonstrate that bird strikes can cause substantial damage to aircraft engines. However, the important point to note is that these aren't typical circumstances.

Investigators have said that air traffic controllers warned the pilot about possible bird strikes two minutes before the aircraft issued a distress signal confirming that a bird strike had ...

As a result, the chances of an accident are slim. Between 1990-2015 there were 160,894 bird strikes on US aircraft. Only .025% (40) of those strikes resulted in an accident. Despite the low risk ...

it has brought down comparatively few modern aircraft. Some experts said of the Sunday crash that a bird strike was unlikely to be the sole cause. "A bird strike should be a survivable event ...

In the majority of bird strike incidents, pilots are able to land the aircraft safely with little or no damage. Often, a bird strike will go unnoticed until the aircraft is inspected back on the ...

The official cause of the crash remains unclear, but the new evidence gives further credence to earlier theories that the crash was caused, in part, by a bird strike — an increasingly common ...

Bird strikes are especially dangerous during take-off and landing when aircraft are at low altitudes and most vulnerable. To reduce the risks, airports normally implement several strategies ...

Boom Supersonic's XB-1 is approaching the sound ... as telemetry and ensure the augmented reality system can survive a bird strike. CEO Scholl also tweeted out that the augmented reality system ...