A new study says that toy drones are more dangerous than birds to airplanes - although researchers are still looking for an actual engine on which to test their theory, and there have been no reports so far of any damage caused by a drone to an airplane. Aero Kinetics, an Aerospace and Defense firm founded by W. Hulsey Smith in 2003, has released a study about the safety … [Read more...] about Toy Drones More Dangerous than Birds to Airplanes – Maybe
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The Threat Drones Pose to Airplanes is Smaller Than You Think
(Source: popsci.com) We already know what happens when a bird hits a drone, and we know what can happen when birds hit airliners, but what about a drone colliding with a commercial jet? Published last December, a study theorized that small drones--those weighing about the same as birds--posed no more risk to airplanes than the birds themselves. (That study was … [Read more...] about The Threat Drones Pose to Airplanes is Smaller Than You Think
