Bird Strike Airworthiness Standards
Max bird mass
Windshield
Airspeed
Transport
Indicators
Airplanes
14 CFR 25
Empennage
1949
1950
1953 - CAR 4b.352
1949 – FAA TDC Report 62
1950 – FAA TDC Report 74
1952 - CAR 4b.612
1965 - Part 25.1323 (segregation)
1962
Viscount
United
8 lbs
1970 - Part 25.631
1978 - Part 25.571
Airframe
1974 - Part 33.77
1960
Electra
Eastern
Engines
14 CFR 33
4 lbs
2000
Part 33.76
1975
DC-10
ONA
.
1996 - Part
23.775
Windshield
Commuters Airspeed
14 CFR 23 Indicators
Empennage
Airframe
4 lbs
1977 - Part 25.775
4 -8 lbs
2 lbs
1996 - Part
23.1323
No bird strike requirements
1996 - Part
29.631
Rotorcraft 14 CFR 29
1950
1960
1970
1980
1990
2000
2.2 lbs