The Federal Aviation Administration Technical Center initiated a study to determine the numbers, sizes, and types of birds which are being ingested into small inlet area turbofan and turbine engines and to determine what damage, if any, results. Bird ingestion data are being collected for the ALF502, TFE731, and TPE331 engines. The first of 2 years of data collection is analyzed.
Study of Bird Ingestions into Small Inlet Area, Aircraft Turbine Engines (May 1987 to April 1988)
1989
70 pages
Report
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English