That pilot is an idiot. They fire turkeys at jet engines to see if the engine is able to sustain itself and ensure that no metal pieces from the engine fly out during and after the explosion which could cause damage to the airplane. The engine will not produce thrust after the incident.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LO1V8E6Qb9M
Already been tested. US Airways which crashed into Hudson with both engines being ingested with birds.
Are you comparing the mass of geese to the mass of consumer drones?
Or we can just you know fix this drone problem before it takes down an a380.
I don't know what "fix" entails but civil liability after the fact ain't it
We control what we can. Because, intelligence and all that.
For the whateverth time: STOP ADDRESSING ONLY DRONES. It's just as risky to fly any RC or free flight machine in an airplane's airspace. Legislate THAT if new legislations are required.
Are you saying a jet engine can ingest a consumer drone no problem?
Why did you say hundreds of people were killed?
No problem. Ban them all. Semantics means nothing.
Are you comparing the mass of geese to the mass of consumer drones?
Are you saying a jet engine can ingest a consumer drone no problem?
Thank you. They are pointless distinctions, not semantics. Let's stop distinguishing and acknowledge that both carry the same risk.
Why did you say hundreds of people were killed?
Ingest one without any issues? Probably.
But that doesn't mean they're not going to do a full on damage inspection after an ingestion event. They're designed to be able to handle that sort of stuff. But that doesn't mean that FAA is just going to allow it to happen.
The Aero industry doesn't work like the tech industry, the Aero industry automatically starts with the worst case scenario and carefully works from there.
...The Aero industry doesn't work like the tech industry, the Aero industry automatically starts with the worst case scenario and carefully works from there.
I take it that you have read Michael Crichton's "Airframe" or you are an industry hobbyist/professional?
A) RC of all types have been included in all regulations for "drones" so farFor the whateverth time: STOP ADDRESSING ONLY DRONES. It's just as risky to fly any RC or free flight machine in an airplane's airspace. Legislate THAT if new legislations are required.
We heard about Sully's A320 because both engines ingested multiple geese and the plane lost all power. That cannot happen with a single drone. The worst case is that the drone is ingested into one engine, causing a flameout. The jet will still be able to fly on the remaining engine (as the FAA requires for all commercial aircraft).
I agree that drones should not be allowed near airports, but the odds that a single drone could take down a commercial airliner seem pretty long to me.
Just a reminder: Buster Keaton and others did some pretty dangerous stuff for the sake of movies.Virtually no one mounted cameras on RC planes and copters. I posit that the advent of the digital camera tech has brought this thing to a head. Everybody is "look at me" and has their head up their ass about anything else.
When you throw down $2000 on a fancy camera platform, you want to get some cool videos for your money. This leads to stupid stuff.
Maybe there'll be indoor arenas for flying, at least where land is cheap.Sucks. There's already enough restrictions on drones as it is, stuff like this is going to lead the government to make them outright illegal and ruin the hobby for everyone.
Seems to me it's common sense not to fly anything near an airport, or at very least be VERY cautious of any planes coming and bring your craft down when you see the plane in the distance coming towards the airport. You can see the plane coming from a decent distance, it's not like you don't have time to react. But idealy just don't do it near airports period. (not to mention it's illegal)
Or, ya know, maybe not.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...ave-hit-british-airways-flight-may-have-been/
We need people to be licensed before they're allowed to use plastic bags. They should have to go through plastic bag training and every bag should be registered.