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  2. Formation flying - Wikipedia

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    By taking advantage of wake updraft like migrating birds , Airbus believes an aircraft can save 5–10% of fuel by flying 1.5–2 nmi (2.8–3.7 km) behind the preceding one. After Airbus A380s tests showing 12% savings, it launched its 'fello'fly' project in November 2019 for test flights in 2020 with two A350s , before transatlantic flight ...

  3. Government contract flight - Wikipedia

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    Starting in 1980, Flying Tiger Line Boeing 747s were used on a northern route (St. Louis – Los Angeles – Anchorage – Kadena – Clark). Vietnam. The Douglas DC-8 was used for the contract operations of Overseas National Airways, Seaboard World Airlines, Flying Tiger Line, Saturn, World Airways and United. A World Airways DC-8 was the last ...

  4. Parahawking - Wikipedia

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    The roots of parahawking can be traced to aviators of the late 20th century such as naturalist Bill Lishman who in 1988 became the first person to lead the flight of geese with a light aircraft, and inspired the 1996 Columbia Pictures film Fly Away Home.

  5. Flight - Wikipedia

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    Bird flight by a brown pelican Human-engineered flight: a Royal Jordanian Airlines Boeing 787. Flight or flying is the motion of an object through an atmosphere, or through the vacuum of outer space, without contacting any planetary surface.

  6. United Airlines flight returns to O’Hare after hitting coyote ...

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    Birds account for the vast majority of those strikes, FAA data shows, while thousands of others have been attributed to flying mammals (specifically bats) and terrestrial animals including rabbits ...

  7. How common are plane engine fires and bird collisions? An ...

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    An American Airlines flight made an emergency landing at its departure airport in Columbus, Ohio, Sunday morning after a bird allegedly struck the engine. “Mayday. Mayday. Mayday, American 1958 ...