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Birdstrike: "I suppose they are a little bit terrifying"

Hares and birds have either hit or been sucked into plane engines at Dublin Airport 54 times this...

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18.08 22 Nov 2019


Birdstrike: "I suppose they are a little bit terrifying"


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18.08 22 Nov 2019


Hares and birds have either hit or been sucked into plane engines at Dublin Airport 54 times this year.  This is significantly down on 2018's figures.  But it does bear the question - what damage can a bird or hare do to a plane?  Gerry Byrne is an aviation analyst and he joined Mark Cagney to discuss.


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