Study of the Engine Bird Ingestion Experience of the Boeing 737 Aircraft

Abstract

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Center initiated a study in October 1986 to determine the numbers, weight, and species of birds which are being ingested into medium and large inlet area turbofan engines and to determine what damage, if any, results. Bird ingestion data were collected for the Boeing-737 model aircraft which uses either the Pratt and Whitney JT8D medium inlet area turbofan engine or the CFM International CFM56 large inlet area turbofan engine. This final report analyzes the entire 3 years of data collection which extended from October 1986 through September 1989.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA244353

Entities

People

  • Donald A. Skinn
  • Joseph J. Wilson
  • Peter W. Hovey

Organizations

  • University of Dayton

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Birds
  • Databases
  • Distribution Functions
  • Geographic Regions
  • Governments
  • Information Science
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Probabilistic Models
  • Probability
  • Reasoning
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistical Tests
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Turbines
  • Turbofan Engines
  • United States

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