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The drone penetrated the wing and broke spars. It is very easy for such an impact to also destroy control surface cabling, wiring, or hydraulics which certainly
by AmVess 8y ago
The drone penetrated the wing and broke spars. It is very easy for such an impact to also destroy control surface cabling, wiring, or hydraulics which certainly can cause a plane crash.
- JasonFruit 8y agoDented the front spar and some compression members. It probably reduced the wing's margin for maneuvering, but should still have been manageable to get down safely. Not to downplay the danger, but let's not exaggerate it either.
- murukesh_s 8y agoWhat if the drone was heavier or impacted somewhere else more critical? Drone is pretty much a mini aircraft so it has to be regulated somehow.. which i believe is being done already!
- AmVess 8y agoI am not exaggerating. Several years ago, a bird strike in Alaska resulted in a fatal crash of a 172. Does it happen often? Probably not, but a large heavy drone can easily take down a small civilian aircraft.
- JasonFruit 8y agoI'm just pointing out your exaggeration of the result of this test, not the danger in real life, which I believe you assess accurately.