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Feather-Inspired Wing Flaps Could Boost Aircraft Lift and Performance, Claims New Study
Researchers have developed feather-inspired passive flaps for aircraft wings, showing promising results. Wind tunnel tests revealed that these flaps could increase lift by 45%, reduce drag by 31%, and prevent stalls. By mimicking the structure of bird wings, these flaps respond naturally to airflow, enhancing flight performance. The flaps also expa...
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Video Shows Pilot Covered In Blood After Bird Smashes Through Windscreen
It is not immediately clear whether the blood belongs to Captain Valiente or the bird
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US Jet Makes Emergency Landing In Cuba After Hitting Birds
Smoke seeped into the cabin of the plane but no one was injured in the incident involving Southwest Airlines flight 3923 to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the airline and the Cuban civil aviation authority Cacsa said on its Facebook page.
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Delhi-Bound IndiGo Flight From Surat Diverted To Ahmedabad After Bird Hit
A Delhi-bound IndiGo aircraft from Surat was diverted to Ahmedabad after a bird hit, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said in a statement on Sunday.
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AirAsia Flight Aborts Take-Off After Suspected Bird Hit At Lucknow Airport
A Kolkata-bound AirAsia flight aborted its take-off after a suspected bird hit at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow
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Akasa Air Plane, On Way To Bengaluru, Returns To Mumbai After Bird Strike
A Bengaluru-bound Akasa Air flight from here returned to the city airport due to a burning smell in the cabin, which later turned out to be due to a bird strike, a DGCA official said on Saturday.
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Delhi-Bound Air India Flight With 135 Passengers Lands In Kannur After Bird Hit
A Delhi-bound plane was forced to land at the Kannur International Airport on Monday due to a bird-hit soon after take-off.
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Video: Cat Pounces On Prey In Flight, Then A Rescue Effort By Other Birds
A video is going viral on the internet shows the birds taking revenge and attacking the hunter cat.
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SpiceJet Officer Breaks Down What Happened On Flight After Engine Fire
A bird hit the engine of the flight that made emergency landing in Patna today, damaging three of its fan blades, said a SpiceJet official as he shared details of what happened when one of its engines caught fire.
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Training Aircraft Makes "Hard Landing" In Maharashtra, Pilot Safe
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has started its inquiry into the incident where a Red Bird Flight Training Organisation (FTO) Tecnam P2008 aircraft had a hard landing on Tuesday at Baramati runway in Maharashtra.
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Delhi-Bound Air India Flight Abandons Take Off After Bird-Hit At Raipur Airport
A Delhi-bound Air India flight had to abandon take off after suffering a bird-hit while ascending on the runway of the Swami Vivekanand Airport in Raipur on Tuesday, officials said.
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Highlights: States Prepare Plan For India's COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout On January 16
All the states have started preparing strategy for the inoculation drive ahead of India's coronavirus vaccination drive that will begin January 16. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the news a "landmark step forward in fighting COVID-19".
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Watch: Pigeons Fly Inside GoAir Plane, Passengers Try To Catch Them
In a bizarre incident, a pigeon entered a GoAir Flight that was to fly from Ahmedabad to Jaipur, leading to delay by about 30 minutes. The bird was seen inside the cabin as the plane was preparing for take-off.
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Russian Plane Hits Birds Minute After Takeoff, Hero Pilot Pulls A 'Sully'
At a time when good news seems hard to come by, Russians are hailing a pilot who safely landed an Airbus A321 in a cornfield Thursday after the jet struck a flock a seagulls on takeoff and lost power in both engines.
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GoAir Pilots Shut Down Wrong Engine, Restarted It After Bird-Hit: Report
The pilots of a GoAir flight going from Delhi to Mumbai shut down the wrong engine after a bird-strike incident on June 21, 2017, the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a report.
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Feather-Inspired Wing Flaps Could Boost Aircraft Lift and Performance, Claims New Study
Researchers have developed feather-inspired passive flaps for aircraft wings, showing promising results. Wind tunnel tests revealed that these flaps could increase lift by 45%, reduce drag by 31%, and prevent stalls. By mimicking the structure of bird wings, these flaps respond naturally to airflow, enhancing flight performance. The flaps also expa...
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Video Shows Pilot Covered In Blood After Bird Smashes Through Windscreen
It is not immediately clear whether the blood belongs to Captain Valiente or the bird
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US Jet Makes Emergency Landing In Cuba After Hitting Birds
Smoke seeped into the cabin of the plane but no one was injured in the incident involving Southwest Airlines flight 3923 to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, the airline and the Cuban civil aviation authority Cacsa said on its Facebook page.
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Delhi-Bound IndiGo Flight From Surat Diverted To Ahmedabad After Bird Hit
A Delhi-bound IndiGo aircraft from Surat was diverted to Ahmedabad after a bird hit, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said in a statement on Sunday.
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AirAsia Flight Aborts Take-Off After Suspected Bird Hit At Lucknow Airport
A Kolkata-bound AirAsia flight aborted its take-off after a suspected bird hit at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow
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Akasa Air Plane, On Way To Bengaluru, Returns To Mumbai After Bird Strike
A Bengaluru-bound Akasa Air flight from here returned to the city airport due to a burning smell in the cabin, which later turned out to be due to a bird strike, a DGCA official said on Saturday.
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Delhi-Bound Air India Flight With 135 Passengers Lands In Kannur After Bird Hit
A Delhi-bound plane was forced to land at the Kannur International Airport on Monday due to a bird-hit soon after take-off.
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Video: Cat Pounces On Prey In Flight, Then A Rescue Effort By Other Birds
A video is going viral on the internet shows the birds taking revenge and attacking the hunter cat.
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SpiceJet Officer Breaks Down What Happened On Flight After Engine Fire
A bird hit the engine of the flight that made emergency landing in Patna today, damaging three of its fan blades, said a SpiceJet official as he shared details of what happened when one of its engines caught fire.
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Training Aircraft Makes "Hard Landing" In Maharashtra, Pilot Safe
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has started its inquiry into the incident where a Red Bird Flight Training Organisation (FTO) Tecnam P2008 aircraft had a hard landing on Tuesday at Baramati runway in Maharashtra.
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Delhi-Bound Air India Flight Abandons Take Off After Bird-Hit At Raipur Airport
A Delhi-bound Air India flight had to abandon take off after suffering a bird-hit while ascending on the runway of the Swami Vivekanand Airport in Raipur on Tuesday, officials said.
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Highlights: States Prepare Plan For India's COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout On January 16
All the states have started preparing strategy for the inoculation drive ahead of India's coronavirus vaccination drive that will begin January 16. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the news a "landmark step forward in fighting COVID-19".
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Watch: Pigeons Fly Inside GoAir Plane, Passengers Try To Catch Them
In a bizarre incident, a pigeon entered a GoAir Flight that was to fly from Ahmedabad to Jaipur, leading to delay by about 30 minutes. The bird was seen inside the cabin as the plane was preparing for take-off.
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Russian Plane Hits Birds Minute After Takeoff, Hero Pilot Pulls A 'Sully'
At a time when good news seems hard to come by, Russians are hailing a pilot who safely landed an Airbus A321 in a cornfield Thursday after the jet struck a flock a seagulls on takeoff and lost power in both engines.
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GoAir Pilots Shut Down Wrong Engine, Restarted It After Bird-Hit: Report
The pilots of a GoAir flight going from Delhi to Mumbai shut down the wrong engine after a bird-strike incident on June 21, 2017, the aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a report.
