In bird strikes, which category collectively accounts for the highest proportion?

In bird strikes, which category collectively accounts for the highest proportion?

• A. Nose
• B. Wings
• C. Engines
• D. All Other Parts

Answer: (D)

Bird strike data are tallied by the part of the aircraft that is struck, and while nose, wings, and engines each suffer impacts, the total from all the miscellaneous exterior parts adds up to a larger share. There are many different components exposed to impact—fuselage panels, tail section, cockpit windshield and radome, landing gear doors, antennas, fairings, and other small surfaces. Each incident may involve one of these various parts, and when you combine all of them, their collective proportion exceeds the share of any single major part. That’s why the category that groups all other parts together accounts for the highest proportion.

Bird strike data are tallied by the part of the aircraft that is struck, and while nose, wings, and engines each suffer impacts, the total from all the miscellaneous exterior parts adds up to a larger share. There are many different components exposed to impact—fuselage panels, tail section, cockpit windshield and radome, landing gear doors, antennas, fairings, and other small surfaces. Each incident may involve one of these various parts, and when you combine all of them, their collective proportion exceeds the share of any single major part. That’s why the category that groups all other parts together accounts for the highest proportion.