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BIRD STRIKE HAZARDS AT AIRPORTS AND ASSESSMENT OF BIRD STRIKES AT A MIDWESTERN AIRPORT: 2000-2007

Brown, Robert Jeffrey

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2008, Master of Environmental Science, Miami University, Environmental Sciences.
This paper reports on the history of bird strikes to civil aircraft at airports within the United States, and presents an assessment of data from 2000 to 2007 from aMidwestern airport. Section 1.0 provides an overview of the regulations related to managing bird hazards, species commonly involved in strikes, causes, and techniques to reduce bird strikes. Section 2.0 ssesses bird strikes at Midwestern Airport and provides management recommendations to reduce bird strikes, aircraft damage, negative effect on flight, and potential loss of life. Section 3.0 presents a study design that targets four specific bird strike hazards at Midwestern Airport that may require mitigation due to their presence.
David E. Russell, PhD (Advisor)
Paul Anderson, PhD (Committee Member)
Sandi Woy-Hazleton, PhD (Committee Member)
41 p.

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  • Brown, R. J. (2008). BIRD STRIKE HAZARDS AT AIRPORTS AND ASSESSMENT OF BIRD STRIKES AT A MIDWESTERN AIRPORT: 2000-2007 [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1229046725

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Brown, Robert. BIRD STRIKE HAZARDS AT AIRPORTS AND ASSESSMENT OF BIRD STRIKES AT A MIDWESTERN AIRPORT: 2000-2007. 2008. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1229046725.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Brown, Robert. "BIRD STRIKE HAZARDS AT AIRPORTS AND ASSESSMENT OF BIRD STRIKES AT A MIDWESTERN AIRPORT: 2000-2007." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1229046725

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)