avian ingestion

plural avian ingestions

1. uncountableusuallyaeronauticsCollision between a bird and an aircraft in motion, especially a jet airplane, in which the bird enters a running engine.

   Bird strikes, also referred as Avian ingestion when sucked into the plane's engine, commonly occur during takeoff and landing.

   2011 April 28, “Caribbean Airlines Flight Makes Emergency Landing after Bird Strike of its Engine”, in Trivester News, retrieved 09 Jun 2014

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   The aircraft suffers an engine failure as a result of the avian ingestion and the two pilots, one of whom appears to be a student, eject moments before the aircraft hits a ploughed field.

   2006 February 1, “VIDEO: US Air Force F-16 pilots eject after bird strike”, in flightglobal.com, retrieved 09 Jun 2014

   These animals normally hit the plane's windshield or get sucked by the engine, in which case authorities label the incidents as avian ingestion.

   2012 June 5, Erik Pineda, “ATSB Reports of Increasing Birdstrikes in Australia”, in International Business Times, Australia, retrieved 09 Jun 2014

   The risk of avian ingestion or any damage to aircraft and airside facilities could result in costly delays due to downtime for repairs.

   2014, “Airport Bird Strike Hazards & Airfield Bird Management”, in NBC Bird & Pest Solutions, UK, retrieved 09 Jun 2014

   Synonyms: bird ingestion