The Tech Behind Preventing Airplane Bird Strikes 242
the4thdimension writes "CNN is running an article covering the technology used at Sea-Tac for preventing airplane bird strikes, like the one that occurred weeks ago to the now famous Flight 1549. The hardware used ranges from low-tech pyrotechnics, to netting, to lasers, to avian radar. Using a combination of all these technologies, Sea-Tac believes they save hundreds of thousands of dollars per year in avoiding dangerous bird strikes."
Not that hard. (Score:5, Funny)
We just need to build a fence to keep these Canadian terrorists out. Migrating, my ass.
the secret? (Score:5, Funny)
Always fly over rivers wide enough to land on!
bird strikes (Score:5, Funny)
My solution (Score:2, Funny)
Kill all birds.
Re:What about (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Another idea? (Score:5, Funny)
This idea was invented by Shampoo...
Re:Not that hard. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:bird strikes (Score:5, Funny)
I prefer to bully the bird union leaders, and threaten to hire bird scabs in the event of a strike.
Re:Tech? Pfft. (Score:1, Funny)
Indiana Jones (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Not that hard. (Score:5, Funny)
Dogs would be useful but it'd be a lot more fun if we could get a pterodactyl out there hunting the birds.
And then Mothra to hunt the pterodactyl to prevent THEM from getting sucked into engines, and then Godzilla to in turn keep mothras from taking down planes.
Re:Not that hard. (Score:5, Funny)
Clean energy and less birds.. guess you could say that's killing two birds with one stone?
*ducks* (or should I say geese?)
Ok, I'm leaving now.
Too Many Secrets (Score:3, Funny)
Oh wait nevermind, SeaTec!
Re:Not that hard. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Not that hard. (Score:3, Funny)
There's a turducken joke in there somewhere.
Wind farms (Score:4, Funny)
Not Often Tom Leher Lyrics Work in a post (Score:5, Funny)
And caused much anxiety
In the Audobon Society
With my games...
They call it impiety
And lack of propriety
And boy.. a variety
Of unpleasant names
But it's not against any religion...
To want to dispose of... a pigeon...
Re:Not that hard. (Score:1, Funny)
Do you mean have I ever had to clean the front end of an angry doberman? No, but have you ever had to clean out the back end of one?
Perhaps if we payed them more... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:What about (Score:3, Funny)
Interesting timing on this article for me since I actually have to fly to Seattle\Tacoma airport next week...
You mean "have to fly most of the wayto Seattle\Tacoma airport next week."
Wear warm clothes.
Better idea. (Score:5, Funny)
We know birds hate Snakes.
Lets put Snakes on the planes. That way birds will avoid the plains to avoid the snakes.
I got that idea from a movie, I forgot what it was called.
It wasn't a bird strike (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Falcons (Score:3, Funny)
Or paint some falcon pics/silhouttes on various parts of the plane fuselage.
Re:You are kidding arent you ? (Score:4, Funny)
Don't feed him. He's been posting this for a long time. ;)
Re:Not that hard. (Score:5, Funny)
Those puns were so fowl.
Re:Not that hard. (Score:2, Funny)
Now if you've got those flying type dogs...lets talk.
Re:Indiana Jones (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Now unemployed (Score:5, Funny)
You'd have a lot of dead pilots?
Re:Not that hard. (Score:3, Funny)
Falcons ON Dobermans.
With freakin' lasers.
3) Profit!
FTW!
IPv6. NOW! (Score:4, Funny)
If we FINALLY move to IPv6, there won't be nearly as many people using: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IP_over_Avian_Carriers [wikipedia.org] , and thus, less birds hitting planes.
Re:Take a cue from office buildings (Score:5, Funny)
The problem there is that most modern jet craft move faster than your average office building.
Oh sure, on average.
Re:Birds thrown into engine (Score:3, Funny)
With a special attachment, the engine also makes julienne fries!
Re:bird strikes (Score:5, Funny)
I think we need some sort of high-tech bird monitoring network, complete with identity cards for each bird, so we can find the bad actors. Naturally we'll want to monitor their communications, so we'll need blanket audio coverage of the entire US, as well as several hundred miles in all directions offshore. We must systematically capture and detain any birds that hang out near airports, and any birds they may have associated or mated with. We should also build fences, very large fences to keep out the birds that aren't here natively, who wish to cross our borders undetected. We must screen any potential migrating birds for poor waste hygiene, erratic flight patterns, or impure thoughts. We should root our their nests of evil, and as a bonus, we can eat their unborn babies, perhaps in an omelet or in some sort of fried rice dish, or we can use them to improve the consistency of our baked goods. One thing is for sure: when the birds strike again, and you can be sure they'll try, the next time it will be OUR fault if they succeed. We had the warning. We have it within our means to stop them. We perhaps lack only the resolve and the patriotism required. God bless you, and God bless the United States of America, land of the free from birds, and the home of The Bravados.
Re:What about (Score:5, Funny)
If birds are so tough, how come we don't just make the whole plane out of birds?