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> Must have been a big ass drone. That's a huge hole. Small things at (relative) high velocity make big holes. It's physics.
by craftyguy 8y ago
> Must have been a big ass drone. That's a huge hole.
Small things at (relative) high velocity make big holes. It's physics.
- jandrese 8y agoThis is theoretically the entry hole though, it typically does not get larger with velocity. When you see bullet impacts on a target the entry hole is typically bullet size while the exit hole can be much larger. I'm not saying I'd expect the perfect outline of a drone like on a cartoon, but the hole should be roughly the size of whatever hit it unless something subsequently exploded inside or collapsed the support structure and allowed the airflow to further damage the skin.
- craftyguy 8y agoIt does, but to a point (as you pointed out), but no commercial plane is going to hit a bird as fast as a bullet impacting a target. Aircraft skin is relatively thin and easy to tear, and may fragment leaving a much larger hole than the object that hit it.[0][1][2] 0. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/Bird-strike-rips-bloody-hole-in-plane/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/Bird-strike-rips-blo... 1. https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/bird-bash-leaves-gaping-hole-united-737-landing-denver-article-1.1126446 https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/bird-bash-leaves-g... 2. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-3490044/Shocking-photos-plane-left-huge-hole-nose-cone-bird-strike-landing-Heathrow-Airport.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-34900...