by "For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
Published 01/06/2017 at 11:59
by "For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
Published 01/06/2017 at 11:59
Tags: Planelopnik
; Aviation
; Drones
STARS: 0
The Aviation Herald reports that yesterday (5 January 2017), a Boeing 737 operated by LAM - Mozambique Airlines collided with a remotely piloted aircraft while on approach to Tete, Mozambique. The flight crew heard a loud bang and suspected a bird strike, but landed safely and normally.
I think this is the first confirmed case of a drone colliding with an airliner, but please let me know if it has happened in the past.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
01/06/2017 at 12:07, STARS: 1
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/17/drone-hits-british-airways-plane/
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
01/06/2017 at 12:07, STARS: 1
“derp”
-me
"DrScientist" (DrScientist)
01/06/2017 at 12:22, STARS: 0
a drone like the one i got my little cousin for christmas to take video of the neighborhood kids riding bikes from 30 ft up?
or a drone like the drones the cia uses to assasinate high value enemy targets?
"TheTurbochargedSquirrel" (thatsquirrel)
01/06/2017 at 12:37, STARS: 2
Hobby drone most likely. The professional operators are smart enough to stay out of congested airspace like an airport.
"f86sabre" (f86sabre)
01/06/2017 at 12:40, STARS: 2
Interesting. I wonder if they recovered bits and pieces and that is how they made the determination that it was a drone? I have seen birdstrikes that didn’t leave blood and guts.
"user314" (user314)
01/06/2017 at 12:41, STARS: 1
An MQ-1/9 UCAV is roughly the same size as an F-16 (though considerably lighter). If one had collided with a 737, I doubt it would have landed in one piece.
"facw" (facw)
01/06/2017 at 13:54, STARS: 1
The one that gets me is the Global Hawk, which has a larger wingspan than a 757, though admittedly its wings are quite slender, and the fuselage is much smaller.
"user314" (user314)
01/06/2017 at 14:25, STARS: 1
Yeah, even when there are people around, it’s tough to judge how big a Hawk really is, at least until you park it near another plane
"1111111111111111111111" (aaaaaaaaasssssssaaaasaas)
01/07/2017 at 19:49, STARS: 1
I dont think it was confirmed. No damage and cleared to keep flying.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
01/07/2017 at 20:16, STARS: 0
I’m glad nobody was injured. I hope the drone was very expensive.
