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Im getting tired reading all this drone whining. Drones are small and light, there is almost zero chance of a drone doing any harm to an aircraft, drone on the

by rasz_pl 11y ago

Im getting tired reading all this drone whining. Drones are small and light, there is almost zero chance of a drone doing any harm to an aircraft, drone on the other hand will get obliterated. You dont see Firefighters complaining about big birds.

threeseed 11y ago
I can appreciate you getting tired of the whining when you're completely misinformed. 1. There are many drones that are anything but small and light. 2. We are talking about helicopters here. One drone flying into the tail or even overhoard rotors could easily take it down. 3. Birds are a natural occurrence and do not view large helicopters as a threat i.e. they aren't going to consistently and repeatedly fly towards it. The issue with these drones is that are constantly hovering and constantly attacking the helicopters.
- rasz_pl 11y ago
  >The issue with these drones is that are constantly hovering and constantly attacking the helicopters in the same way people are constantly reaching for a gun when Police kills someone.
- foobarbecue 11y ago
  I do wish helicopters would stop hoarding all the airspace with those overhoard rotors, though.
CurtHagenlocher 11y ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_strike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_strike
tzs 11y ago
Here's a nice cockpit camera view of a CT-155 Hawk ingesting a bird and then crashing in a field [1]. (The title and description say it is in F-16, but that is incorrect [2]). Why do you think drones would not be capable of causing similar damage? I have no idea about helicopters, but for aircraft with turbojet engines all but the smallest drones would hit the blades if ingested and that would cause damage. It might not cause a reduction or complete loss of engine power if the drone is small enough, but it would still cost a lot of money due to inspection and repair costs and down time. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN_Zl64OQEw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN_Zl64OQEw [2] http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/video-nftc-ct-155-hawk-pilots-eject-after-bird-strike-204464/ http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/video-nftc-ct-155-...

by rasz_pl 11y ago

threeseed 11y ago

I can appreciate you getting tired of the whining when you're completely misinformed. 1. There are many drones that are anything but small and light. 2. We are talking about helicopters here. One drone flying into the tail or even overhoard rotors could easily take it down. 3. Birds are a natural occurrence and do not view large helicopters as a threat i.e. they aren't going to consistently and repeatedly fly towards it. The issue with these drones is that are constantly hovering and constantly attacking the helicopters.

rasz_pl 11y ago
>The issue with these drones is that are constantly hovering and constantly attacking the helicopters in the same way people are constantly reaching for a gun when Police kills someone.
foobarbecue 11y ago
I do wish helicopters would stop hoarding all the airspace with those overhoard rotors, though.

CurtHagenlocher 11y ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_strike https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird_strike

tzs 11y ago

Here's a nice cockpit camera view of a CT-155 Hawk ingesting a bird and then crashing in a field [1]. (The title and description say it is in F-16, but that is incorrect [2]). Why do you think drones would not be capable of causing similar damage? I have no idea about helicopters, but for aircraft with turbojet engines all but the smallest drones would hit the blades if ingested and that would cause damage. It might not cause a reduction or complete loss of engine power if the drone is small enough, but it would still cost a lot of money due to inspection and repair costs and down time. [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN_Zl64OQEw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN_Zl64OQEw [2] http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/video-nftc-ct-155-hawk-pilots-eject-after-bird-strike-204464/ http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/video-nftc-ct-155-...