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by karavelov 490 days ago
> Well, the configuration changes during takeoff mitigate the issue if it happens during takeoff. If it happens at any other time then they don’t do anything to help.

There are no birds at higher altitudes

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Fewer perhaps, but not none. :)
Right? I remember there was a bird strike incident at 37,000 feet, a vulture iirc. Hard to imagine how they can get enough oxygen to fly up there.