A bird strike is a collision between a flying animal and a moving vehicle. The term is also used for bird deaths resulting from collisions with highrise buildings, towers and tall structures such as o
F-16 jet fighter after bird strike
A bird control vehicle belonging to Copenhagen Airport Kastrup, equipped with various tools
Inside of a jet engine after a bird strike
View of fan blades of a Pratt & Whitney JT8D jet engine after a bird strike
Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III is an American retired aircraft pilot, diplomat and aviation safety expert, who is best known for his actions as captain of US Airways Flight 1549 on January 1
Official portrait, 2022
Sullenberger's 1973 Air Force Academy senior class photograph
US Airways Flight 1549 afloat in the Hudson River
Sullenberger (back left) and first officer Jeffrey Skiles (back right) at the first inauguration of Barack Obama on 20 January 2009, with Kentucky Senator Jim Bunning in front