Comments:Report blames 747 crash at Brussels on bird strike

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There is a spectacular bird strike avoidance system called Falco-robot gbrs,made and commercialized by Bird Raptor Int.S.L. (www.birdraptor.com).Many airport are using this system and.....really it works!! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 87.16.61.120 (talk • contribs)

I see...

Birds are waging a war against airplanes... Amazing... The best excuse since "my dog ate my homework". —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 85.241.66.141 (talk • contribs)

I see...

Birds are waging war against airplanes... Who is going to believe in this? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 85.241.66.141 (talk • contribs)

Birdstrike or pilot error?

Yes, there was a birdstrike, but the decision to abort takeoff 6 seconds after V1 is questionnable.

It seems to me that pilot error could be in cause in this accident. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 70.52.70.236 (talk • contribs)

bird strike in Brussels

strange: my first ever flight, a Capitol Airways 707 from Brussels to JFK was delayed one day after an aborted take-off due to a bird strike. This was in August of 1973. They brought in another plane.