In Ethiopia, illegal cattle slaughter is said to be a cause of aircraft collisions and accidents.
Vultures can cause serious damage to aircraft, especially when they enter the engine, causing engine failure and forcing the aircraft to turn back and land.
In the worst case, when both engines fail, the aircraft can crash.
In 1982, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 was reportedly hit by a number of vultures while taking off from Bahir Dar Airport, causing it to crash before it could land.
In 2009, a YO Airways Airbus A320 was hit by several vultures after taking off from New York, causing both engines to stop working.
Captain Sally, who saved the lives of the passengers by landing the plane in New York's Hudson River, was awarded a special award and a film was made about him.
It is being said that the recent plane crash in South Korea that killed 179 people was caused by birds.
While the cause of the accident is under investigation,
Birds collide with planes every day, causing damage to various aircraft components, causing significant losses on the air routes.
In our country, Ethiopia, illegal cattle slaughter in the Qera and Kara areas near Addis Ababa Airport attracts vultures, which are said to be a threat to flight safety.
Illegal cattle slaughter is said to be a cause of plane crashes and accidents.
In Bahir Dar, the fishing and processing waste that is carried out on the shores of Lake Tana is a threat to vultures that gather to eat.
Vultures, especially when they collide with engines and their bodies are thrown inside, cause serious damage, so aircraft and aircraft engine manufacturers have done a lot of research and development to prevent this accident.
It has also been tried to cover the aircraft engine with a screen, but this has not been possible. First, the screen reduces the amount of air entering the engine, weakening the engine's power.
The second and main reason is that the protective screen itself cannot withstand the pressure created at high altitude and if it breaks and enters the engine, it will cause more damage than the vultures.
Therefore, the advanced mind of humanity, which has created such a wonderful technology as the airplane, has not yet been able to create a real technology that protects the vultures.
