WILD LIFE AND MANAGEMENT Flashcards
The first human-powered flight took place in ______.
December 1903
successfully flew their experimental aircraft at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, USA
Orville and Wilbur Wright
when is the first reported bird strike, as recorded by Orville Wright in his diary
September 7, 1905
where is the first reported bird strike, as recorded by Orville Wright in his diary
Dayton, Ohio, USA
when is the first reported mammal strike occurred on?
July 25, 1909
where is the first reported mammal strike occurred on?
Les Baraques, France
the first person to fly across the continental USA
Calbraith Rodgers
On _______, Calbraith Rodgers, the first person to fly across the continental USA, was killed in the first fatal crash resulting from a wildlife strike when his air~ craft struck a gull
April 3, 1912
TYPES OF WILDLIFE INVOLVED
-Gulls (25%)
-doves (14%)
-raptors (12%)
-waterfowl (10%)
involved in more than twice as many strikes as waterfowl
Gulls
involved in more damaging strikes
Waterfowl
responsible for the greatest number of bird strikes
Gulls
The most frequently struck mammals were :
-Artiodactyls
primarily deer (51%)
-Carnivores
primarily coyotes.
responsible for 94% of the mammal strikes that resulted in damage and 85% of the mammal strikes that had a negative effect-on-flight
Artiodactyls
Most bird strikes (51%) occurred between ____ and ____.
July and October.
Most mammal strikes (50%) occurred between _____ and ______.
August and November
Most mammal strikes (64%) occurred at ____.
-night
What is the name of Calbraith Rogers aircraft?
Vin Fizz
On departure roll from John F. Kennedy International Airport (New York), the pilot of a DC-10 aborted takeoff after ingesting gulls into one engine. The plane ran off runway and caught fire as a result of engine fire and overheated brakes.
when did ithappen?
November 12, 1975.
This was the first crash of an AWACS plane since the Air Force began using them in 1977.
September 22, 1995
A Canadair RJ 200 at Dulles International Airport (Virginia) struck two wild turkeys during the takeoff roll.
09 March 2002
__________, A Fokker 100 struck a flock of at least five Canada geese over the runway shortly after takeoff at LaGuardia Airport (New York), ingesting one or two geese into the #2 engine. Engine vibration occurred
4 September 2003
have legal responsibility for enforcement of safety programs at airports and airbases, including programs to manage wildlife hazards. (2).
-The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
-Department of Defense (DoD)
What is the Department of Agriculture’s Services offer in the program of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHlS) to be able to provide technical and operational assistance.
Wildlife Services (WS)
WHAT IS THE GOAL OF National Wildlife Research Center (NWRC)
-to evaluate and develop new methods to reduce wildlife strikes.
-To develop a National Wildlife Strike Database to obtain more objective estimates of the magnitude and nature of the wildlife strike hazards for aviation.
What is NWRC stands for?
National Wildlife Research Center
The FAA began collecting bird strike data in _____.
1965 to 1995
What is the Wildlife strikes cost in civil and military aviation
S490 million annually
WHAT IS THE USE OF MANAGING THE HEIGHT OF AIRFIELD VEGETATION?
reduce bird numbers on airports.
How many centimeter to interfere tall vegetation with visibility and ground movements of flocking birds, such as European starlings and gulls.
15-25 cm
Vegetation used on airfields should be aesthetically:
-pleasing to the public.
-relatively inflammable.
-tolerant to vehicle traffic.
-drought tolerant.
This plants should not be planted in dense stands as they provide desired roosting habitat for many flocking species of birds.
-trees and shrubs - that produce fruits and berries
-evergreen trees
-junipers
