Print Email Facebook Twitter The bird strike challenge Title The bird strike challenge Author Metz, I.C. (TU Delft Control & Simulation; Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)) Ellerbroek, Joost (TU Delft Control & Simulation) Mühlhausen, Thorsten (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)) Kügler, Dirk (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR)) Hoekstra, J.M. (TU Delft Control & Operations) Department Control & Operations Date 2020 Abstract Collisions between birds and aircraft pose a severe threat to aviation and avian safety. To understand and prevent these bird strikes, knowledge about the factors leading to these bird strikes is vital. However, even though it is a global issue, data availability strongly varies and is difficult to put into a global picture. This paper aims to close this gap by providing an in-depth review of studies and statistics to obtain a concise overview of the bird strike problem in commercial aviation on an international level. The paper illustrates the factors contributing to the occurrence and the potential consequences in terms of effect on flight and damage. This is followed by a presentation of the risk-reducing measures currently in place as well as their limitations. The paper closes with an insight into current research investigating novel methods to prevent bird strikes. Subject Air traffic managementAirportAviationBird strikeOperationsRiskSafetyWildlife management To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:1f339e58-8fed-44ad-96d0-729f55762350 DOI https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace7030026 ISSN 2226-4310 Source Aerospace, 7 (3) Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type review Rights © 2020 I.C. Metz, Joost Ellerbroek, Thorsten Mühlhausen, Dirk Kügler, J.M. Hoekstra Files PDF aerospace_07_00026.pdf 475.33 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:1f339e58-8fed-44ad-96d0-729f55762350/datastream/OBJ/view