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No, that's not true at all. Jet engines can typically handle many birds. The AA flight that landed in the Hudson was unique in that it went through a large floc
by hooo 11y ago
No, that's not true at all. Jet engines can typically handle many birds. The AA flight that landed in the Hudson was unique in that it went through a large flock of Canadian geese, which are very large birds.
I sat next to a naval pilot on a plane once and he wasn't scared of drones at all. The jet engine would tear it right up.
- code4tee 11y agoBirds aren't packed full of lithium ion batteries...
- ksherlock 11y agoIt doesn't surprise me that military pilots aren't afraid of drones. They're not even afraid of flying into a 1000 pound airplane. Maybe if his plane didn't have an ejection seat... http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2015/07/an-air-force-veteran-disagrees-about-the-f-16-cessna-crash/399437/ http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2015/07/an-air-f...