An Indigo flight bound for Ranchi had to make an emergency landing due to a bird hit. The incident took place today (Monday, 2 June) at 1.14 pm. Flight number 6E6152 (Airbus 320) was about 10 to 12 nautical miles away from Ranchi airport when a vulture hit it. At the time of the accident, the plane was at an altitude of about 3 to 4 thousand feet. When the vulture hit the plane, the pilot had to keep the plane in the air for 40 minutes. After this, the plane was landed at Ranchi’s Birsa Munda Airport. The collision has caused a dent in the front part of the plane. There were 175 passengers on board the flight, all of whom are safe. Now in such a situation the question arises that how much damage can a bird cause to such a big plane that it has to be landed in a hurry… A 1.8 kg bird colliding with a plane is more dangerous than a bullet When a bird collides with a flying plane, it is called ‘bird strike’ or ‘bird hit’. According to a report, when a 1.8 kg bird collides with a high speed plane, then 3,50,000 Newton force is generated. Understand it like this that when a 40 gram bullet is fired from a gun with a barrel of 0.365 meter at a speed of 700m/s, then it produces 2,684 Newton force. Here Newton is the unit of force. This is the language of science. Now if we understand it in simple language, then when a 1.8 kg bird collides with a plane, its force is about 130 times more than that of a bullet. According to the report of ABC Science, a 5 kg bird hitting an aircraft at the speed of 275 km/h is like a 100 kg bag falling on the ground from 15 meters above. Although precautions are taken to protect the aircraft from ‘bird hit’, but when the bird gets stuck in the engine of the aircraft after hitting the turbine of the plane, then the risk of accident increases. These 4 things are responsible for ‘bird hit’ being dangerous In most cases of ‘bird hit’, the bird hits the front or side of a plane. During this, there is a higher possibility of birds hitting the wing of the plane. When the bird hits the windshield of the plane, it cracks. Because of this there is a difference in the air pressure inside the cabin. How dangerous or fatal a ‘bird hit’ can be for a plane depends on these 4 things 1. Weight of the bird 2. Size of the bird 3. Speed of the bird’s flight 4. Direction of the bird’s flight 34 cases of ‘bird hit’ are reported every day International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) conducted a survey in 91 countries. It found that 34 cases of ‘bird hit’ are reported every day across the world. Due to this, commercial planes across the world suffer an annual loss of about Rs 7.79 thousand crores every year. However, 92% of the ‘bird hit’ cases occur without any damage. 3 methods are adopted to remove birds from near the airport The first case of ‘bird hit’ was reported 117 years ago The first case of bird hit was reported in 1905 by Orville Wright, one of the Wright brothers, who invented the aeroplane. When Orville was flying over a corn field, he got stuck in a flock of birds. During this time, a bird collided with his plane. However, the number of major incidents caused by bird hits in the world is low. In most cases, the damage to the airplane is minimal, but sometimes it proves to be dangerous. An incident of ‘bird hit’ in 2009 caught the attention of the world. Every year more than 10 thousand cases of ‘bird hit’ are reported worldwide, but an incident that happened in America on 15 January 2009 caught everyone’s attention. Actually, as soon as US Airways Flight 1549 took off from New York City, a bird collided with the plane. This ‘bird hit’ was so strong that the engine of the plane caught fire as soon as the bird collided. However, sensing the danger, the pilot landed the flight in the Hudson River. Due to which a big danger was averted. Read this news related to emergency landing… Indigo flight stuck in turbulence: was coming from Raipur to Delhi, made several rounds in the air due to 80 KMPH storm, then safe landing. Indigo flight 6E 6313 going from Raipur in Chhattisgarh to Delhi got stuck in turbulence on Sunday. The pilot had to fly the flight again in the air before landing in Delhi. This happened due to dust storm in Delhi-NCR during the afternoon. After this, the flight made several rounds in the sky. Later, after getting clearance from Air Traffic Control (ATC), the flight was landed safely. A video of the flight circling in the air has also surfaced. It can be seen in this that the passengers sitting in the flight are nervous. Read the full news…
