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**DONOTDELETE** · March 18th, 2002, 19:46

How high do birds routienly fly? I ususally see them fly not more than 800 or so feet AGL, but what height do they cruise at? I read somewhere that the highest reported bird strike was at 39,000 feet. Some bird (it's extinct now haha.)! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] Also, does anyone know anything (or have a link to a site) about the physics of bird flight? Just curious! Thanks.

March 18th, 2002, 19:46	#1
DONOTDELETE Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1969 Posts: 883	Birds! How high do birds routienly fly? I ususally see them fly not more than 800 or so feet AGL, but what height do they cruise at? I read somewhere that the highest reported bird strike was at 39,000 feet. Some bird (it's extinct now haha.)! [img]images/icons/smile.gif[/img] Also, does anyone know anything (or have a link to a site) about the physics of bird flight? Just curious! Thanks.