Friday, January 16, 2009

How Birds Can Down a Jet Airplane

Basically, if the birds get too close to the engine's intake, it's like a vacuum - the birds just get sucked in. "The initial stages of a jet engine are made up of a lot of compressor blades. Those aren't very big and they can be very easily damaged," Oderman told LiveScience.

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