Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20130427:21:14:00
Test begins. watch as the carcasses get shredded. not a pretty sight. but the engine doesn't fair nuch better with permanent damage to its hollow titanium fan blades. >> when a large bird goes in it damages the compressor in the front of the airplane. and those blades that break, they just cascade through the rest of the engine. >> ladies and gentlemen, the bang you heard was not the original problem. there was a large eagle on the runway. >> bird strikes are a lot more common than you might think. according to the faa, there are at least 20 bird strikes a day across the u.s. the problem costs...
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