Can colored lights decrease aircraft bird strikes?
LED lights have been proposed for use in airplanes to reduce bird strikes, but would these lights actually cause avoidance behavior in birds? Researchers recently ...
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Tagging vultures for safety’s sake
Since 2001, MacDill Air Force Base has housed the 6th Air Mobility Wing, which provides air refueling and airlift operations in the southeastern United States and ...
How Light Can Prevent Bird Strikes
On a cold January afternoon in 2009, a flock of Canada geese (Branta canadensis) flew into both jet engines of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 as it was flying over the ...
Solar Arrays at Airports: Do they increase birdstrike risks?
Which is riskier for airports— a solar array or a grassy field? To better understand how the land around airports might affect the risk of bird-aircraft ...