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Ollie McKay

The Avian Alleviator

Ollie McKay and Christopher Fletcher

Chris:

The Avian Alleviator is a device that reduces airplane collisions with birds. It flashes lights, spins, and also makes noise to repel the birds away from the runway area.

The Avian Alleviator would change the world of aviation by reducing the deaths and injuries of birds and humans. It would also reduce maintenance which causes delays and is expensive for airlines. This is possible by using bright led lights, a loud buzzer, and wings, which the wind would blow and it would rotate. Any airport is able to use the device, as it would be inexpensive and easy to use.


Ollie:


The Avian Alleviator is a two-piece product that helps reduce bird-airplane collisions at airports. It uses lights, motion, and sound to scare away birds, and a bird feeder a short distance away to draw the birds away.

There are many collisions at and around airports between planes and birds. These collisions kill birds, some endangered, and can cause problems with the plane. On the first part, there are four wings that spin and each wing has a colored light at the end. Each wing also has a cup at the end to catch the wind to make it spin. The second part is a bird feeder on a buoy floating in the water nearby. This is intended for use specifically at Logan Airport because it is surrounded by water and it has saltmarshes nearby that are home to many types of birds.


Project Board

Christopher Fletcher