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Why don't airplanes have a mesh protecting the engines?

Asked by Jbor (649points) January 18th, 2009

The recent incident in New York reminded me about something I’ve pondered on before. Why don’t they just put a mesh of some kind in front of the engines to protect them from birds? Would it disturb the airflow too much, or is there another explanation?

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