CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Within three minutes of takeoff from New York City's LaGuardia Airport on January 15, 2009, US Airways Flight 1549 struck a flock of geese causing ...
Jet engines are designed to withstand bird impacts, but when large birds or entire flocks are ingested, blades can be damaged and thrust may be lost. In the worst cases, engines fail completely, ...