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University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln SDA National Wildlife Research Center - Staff Publications Wildlife Damage Management, Internet Center for 2-23-2002 Have Population Increases of Large Birds Outpaced Airworthiness Standards for Civil Air craft? Richard A. Dolbeer USDA, National Wildlif e Research Center Paul Eschenfelder Ai r Line Pilots Association, Spr ing, Texas Follow this and additional works at : /icwdm_usdanwrc Part of the Environmental Sciences Commons Dolbeer, Richard A. and Eschenfelder, Paul, Have Population Increases of Large Birds Outpaced Airworthiness Standards for Civil Aircraft? (2002). USDA National Wildlif e Research Center - Staff P blications. Paper 477. /icwdm_usdanwrc/477 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Wildlife Damage Management, Internet Center for at DigitalCommons@ niversity of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in SDA National Wildlife Research Center - Staff Publications by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@ niversity of Nebraska - Lincoln. Have Population Increases of Large Birds Outpaced Airworthiness Standards for Civil Aircraft? Richard A. Dolbeer USDA, National Wildlife Research Center, Sandusky, Ohio Paul Eschenfelder d Air Line Pilots Association, Spring, Texas Abstract: Bi-aircraft collisions @id strikes) are an increasing safety and economic concern to the USA civil aviation industry, costing over $400million each year. One approach to reducing risks associated with strikes is to require commercial aircraft components to meet certain standards of safe performance in the event of a bud strike. The Federal Aviation Administration has developed airworthiness standards for airframes,windshields and engin