Why do birds getting sucked into a jet engine cause such trouble? The engine can lift a jet, so how is it not powerful enough to chew up some bird bones with no problem?

Question

Why do birds getting sucked into a jet engine cause such trouble? The engine can lift a jet, so how is it not powerful enough to chew up some bird bones with no problem?

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Answer 1

They are designed to chew up birds and not malfunction, you can watch engine test videos on YouTube. The problem is that usually an airplane suffers a bird strike on takeoff and if it’s enough birds it can cause a flameout in the engine causing it to lose power.