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I'm surprised no-one tried to flip the drone with his wings, as Spitfires did to V-1 bombs in WWII: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-1_flying_bomb#Interceptors h
by wtbob 10y ago
I'm surprised no-one tried to flip the drone with his wings, as Spitfires did to V-1 bombs in WWII: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-1_flying_bomb#Interceptors https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V-1_flying_bomb#Interceptors
- smallnamespace 10y agoThe drone was flying in a continuous turn, so matching position, rate of turn, speed, and wing position simultaneously is probably an overconstrained problem.
- sandworm101 10y agoThat is a very dangerous maneuver. No pilot would consider contacting another aircraft in flight, especially not one of similar size/strength. It is just to risky. Looking at the dihedral of the drone's wing, it would take a massive force to tip it out of control. This was not a war and this was not a tiny drone aimed at a city. I doubt ramming or any other similar maneuver was even considered.
- mikeash 10y agoI agree that such a maneuver would be too risky, but note that the maneuver in question didn't involve any physical contact, it was purely an aerodynamic thing.