A new robotic bird has been developed for safer air plane rides. The high-tech Robotic bird convincingly mimics the flight of a real peregrine falcon to avoid bird hit near the airports.
Robot falcon is being already used in Airports. It’s manually piloted, assisted by flight control computers. It acts like a predator and avoids the bird strikes at the airports.
Making of the bird
A Dutch company has developed this futuristic device which looks like a real bird. Its wings look stiff but are very flexible which help it to move swiftly in the air.
The cost of bird control at airports worldwide is estimated in the billions and does not consist only of material damage, as birds can also be the cause of fatal accidents.
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The point of impact is usually any forward-facing edge of the vehicle such as a wing leading edge, nose cone, jet engine cowling or engine inlet.
Bird strike on air plane is a major problem which causes damage to the plane but more to the bird. They are sucked into the engines of the mechanical craft. Nearly, 13 thousand bird strikes annually and it is a major threat to the flight safety.
Bird strike can cause failure of a fan blade, which destroys hydraulic components and oil pump. Bird strike is frequent during low altitude flight.