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Watch what happens when a drone smashes into an airplane wing
- wahern 8y ago"simulated a collision by launching a small quadcopter out of a cannon at 238 mph (383 km/h)" Correct me if I'm wrong, but that's faster than the maximum structural speed of the M20, 195 KCAS (knots indicated airspeed). https://www.aopa.org/go-fly/aircraft-and-ownership/aircraft-fact-sheets/mooney-m20 https://www.aopa.org/go-fly/aircraft-and-ownership/aircraft-... Just more drone FUD. Anyone flying a drone intentionally or recklessly in the path of any passenger aircraft should be punished, and in many (most?) cases can already be punished. If you're flying a drone high enough that the impact is comparable to that at sea level, you're probably per se flying recklessly unless you're following standard procedure and rules for normal aircraft, including professional certification.