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  2. The F.O.D. Control Corporation - Wikipedia

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    The F.O.D. Control Corporation [1] is a private company that serves the aerospace industry's need for equipment and information to address FOD (Foreign Object Damage/Debris) issues in airport and manufacturing environments.

  3. Foreign object damage - Wikipedia

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    Potential foreign object debris (in this case, a Scops owl) found in the wheel well of an F/A-18 Hornet on a US aircraft carrier In aviation and aerospace, the term foreign object damage (FOD) refers to any damage to an aircraft attributed to foreign object debris (also referred to as "FOD"), which is any particle or substance, alien to an ...

  4. Gravel kit - Wikipedia

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    A gravel kit is a modification on an aircraft to avoid foreign object debris (FOD) damage or ingestion while operating on unpaved surfaces. Modifications generally include methods of preventing the nose gear spraying FOD into the engine and onto the underside of the fuselage or wings, and methods of preventing each engine from ingesting FOD from the ground directly in front of it.

  5. 2023 Chinese balloon incident - Wikipedia

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    On February 14, the US government announced that the latter three high-altitude objects shot down over the North America were likely private entities with no relations to China. Further analysis and debris collections were underway. [21] The four AIM-9X missiles expended for shooting down the three objects cost at least $1.5 million. [199]

  6. Debris (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Debris is rubble, wreckage, ruins, litter and discarded garbage/refuse/trash, scattered remains of something destroyed, etc. Debris may also refer to: Road debris; Glacial debris. Ice rafted debris; Marine debris; Space debris; Woody debris (disambiguation) Demolition waste; Foreign object debris; Behind-armor debris

  7. List of space debris fall incidents - Wikipedia

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    Allegedly, the falling debris killed a livestock animal and injured another as one metal fragment struck a sheep pen. The debris is likely from the third stage of the Long March 3B rocket with a Y86 serial, launched in September 2021. [30] [31] [32] The Indian space agency ISRO is investigating both incidents.

  8. 2023 Yukon high-altitude object - Wikipedia

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    The object was shot down at 3:41 a.m. local time. [17] The object will also be investigated by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation . [ 5 ] This shoot down marked the first deployment of NORAD to down an aerial object within the 64-year history of the US-Canadian aerospace warning and air ...

  9. Aviation safety - Wikipedia

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    An Air Malta crewman performing a pre-flight inspection of an Airbus A320.. Aviation safety is the study and practice of managing risks in aviation.This includes preventing aviation accidents and incidents through research, educating air travel personnel, passengers and the general public, as well as the design of aircraft and aviation infrastructure.