Costs of Bird Strikes

Another side to this research is the monetary cost of all these repairs needed to undo the damage done by bird strikes. Below gives you a map with costs by state, and it even breaks it down by repairs and other non-repair costs. This graph mirrors the bird strike map for obvious reasons and shows just how costly this event can be.

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Unlike the graph above, this one actually shows where the money is coming from, the bigger the square, the larger cost. This graph seems to point to the bigger air fleet, the more bird strikes; however private business aircraft seem very prone to bird strikes which may be due to their ability to land on smaller airports which may be more populated by birds. The military as well faces bird strikes and likely caused more aircraft damage than every American war since Vietnam.

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Lastly though, we have the heftiest of costs, human casualties. Although rare, plane crashes due to bird strikes can cause deaths to the passengers and pilots therefore directly causing human loss. Charleston holds the sad title of most bird strike related loss of life with 330. Hopefully this problem can eliminated through better flight patterns and better bird deterrents.

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