1/13/2021

Planes collide with animals often, but at what point in a plane’s travel is it most likely to be clapped by an animal?

Birds hit planes more than any other type of animal. Which bird gets clapped by a plane the most?

Planes are strong, but a bird can still cause tremendous damage to a plane. This chart shows the aggregate damage costs from each genre of bird.

Ducks/Geese/Swans/Waterfowl cause the most damage, but Perching Birds get clapped the most. Who should planes fear the most, and when are planes most likely to clap one of these birds?

This chart shows data regarding Perching Birds and where they strike most. Pilots, beware.

Regression: Planes and Their Circumstances

Model Comparison, ‘Plane Damage and Orientation’
Rsq AdjRsq AIC BIC
Feet Above Ground 0.0014 0.0014 703106.9 703131.3
Feet Above Ground and Number of Strikes 0.0014 0.0014 703106.9 703131.3
All the above + Miles From Airport 0.0026 0.0025 527507.5 527538.8

Model 3 Summary

## # A tibble: 4 x 5
##   term                 estimate std.error statistic  p.value
##   <chr>                   <dbl>     <dbl>     <dbl>    <dbl>
## 1 (Intercept)            7627.    2748.        2.78  5.51e-3
## 2 `Feet above ground`      35.5      6.02      5.89  3.96e-9
## 3 `Number of Strikes`      NA       NA        NA    NA      
## 4 `Miles from airport`  -5978.    1959.       -3.05  2.28e-3