The Nature of Things
Season 5 Episode 10 - "Bird Strikes on Aircraft"
7.1 ?
1960
Documentary
At one time, collisions between aircraft and birds usually hurt only the birds. Now, with aircraft flying at supersonic speeds, the impact of collisions is greater. And birds ingested into the engines have caused a number of crashes. The Nature of Things looks at what is being done to eliminate bird strikes on aircraft.
