Table 5.--Part of Aircraft Struck, and Damage Resulting from 
Albatross Strikes. 
:Number of :Percent of :Percent _ 
Part of :Number of :strikes :strikes :of total 
aircraft struck :strikes :resulting :resulting :damaging 
; :;in damage :in damage :strikes 
Propeller | 86 ) 0 ) 
Engine (including air 49 4 8 22.2 
scoops and cowling ’ 
Wing | 42 4 10 22.2 
Landing gear 27 ‘e) 0 0 
Fuselage (except 25 oO ‘e) O 
windshield) 
Windshield 5 \] 20 5.6 
Antenna 5 5 100 27.7 
Stabilizers 4 1 25 5.6 
Flaps 1 1 100 5.6 
Wingtip tanks, drop _ 7 2 29 11.1 
tanks, floats, and 
float struts 
Radomes | 5 Oo Oo Oo * 
Total 256 ** 18 7 100 

* Badly dented radomes have been reported subsequently. 
*k Total number of strikes in this table is smaller than that shown in 
table 4 because part of aircraft struck was not recorded in all 
bird strikes listed. 
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