Earlier in the week it was reported that a British Airways Airbus A320 enroute from Geneva to London was hit by a drone on approach to Heathrow. The plane was supposedly hit by the object at around 1,700 feet, just minutes before landing. This was believed to be the first instance of a drone hitting…
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I have a quadcopter (drone). Weighs under 3 pounds. It's a very popular model - not at all lighter than average. I just can't see how it could be any more dangerous than a bird to an airliner. What am I missing?
@Peter, a novice here. I would assume that drones would damage the engine more disastrously than birds would because of the parts that make up the drones. But again, birds can be a deadly projectile too when hitting a plane. Anybody has any thoughts?