Drone striking Southwest Airlines 737 -- how it was faked

Donald McPherson · November 30th, 2017, 07:46 AM

Posted in local news paper.
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/new...es-than-birds/

Brian Drysdale · December 18th, 2017, 12:57 PM

Just repeating, damage may depend on if they enter the engine. There are hard parts in a drone, which, if not bringing down the plane, can cause expensive damage to fan blades etc.

Brian Drysdale · December 20th, 2018, 07:31 AM

You don;t need to hit an aircraft to cause damage, as can be seen by the effect of drone(s) entering the airspace of an airport in holiday season :

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46623754

Gary Huff · December 20th, 2018, 08:21 AM

"Damage" in this case used rather loosely.

Brian Drysdale · December 20th, 2018, 11:27 AM

It depends on how you define "damage", it's certainly not going to be cheap in financial terms or "damages" as referred to in legal terms..

John Nantz · December 20th, 2018, 11:33 AM

Gary - damage is probably used loosely. "damage" should have been in all upper case, as in DAMAGE!

According to one dictionary definition:
The Damage | Definition of The Damage by Merriam-Webster
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20damage
Definition of the damage. informal. : the amount of money that something costs "What's the damage?" he asked, pulling out his wallet.

From the BBC:
110,000 passengers due to arrive or depart on Thursday
760 flights due to arrive or depart on Thursday
10,000 passengers affected on Wednesday
2.9 million (make that MILLION) total passengers due to pass through over Christmas New Year

How can one put a dollar (or Pound) value on that?
Just about everyone is flying for some purpose: wedding, attend a funeral, business trip, one of their only vacations in the year, etc. Then there is the cost of lodging reservations, vacation bookings, business deals (perhaps some critical), etc. What about someone flying because they have to take an exam?

Taxi cabs charging £600 for stranded passengers that have to get somewhere ...
Then there is the added cost for businesses like credit card companies, hotels, etc that have to deal with adjustments...

So, while 'damage' (physical) wasn't done, there was an enormous amount of financial damage. Much more than anyone of us could put a monetary value on, and all due to a drone.

Gary Huff · December 20th, 2018, 01:49 PM

I can definitely put a dollar/pound value on that, given the fake video that started this thread. It's far more preferable to have this situation than a plane being brought down by a drone by causing literal damage to its chassis or engine. This is annoyance and delays, not potential death and disaster.

How about that?

November 30th, 2017, 07:46 AM	#31
Donald McPherson Major Player Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Aberdeen Scotland Posts: 815	Re: Drone striking Southwest Airlines 737 -- how it was faked Posted in local news paper. https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/new...es-than-birds/ __________________ A little knowledge goes a long way but not long enough.

December 18th, 2017, 12:57 PM	#32
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,143	Re: Drone striking Southwest Airlines 737 -- how it was faked Just repeating, damage may depend on if they enter the engine. There are hard parts in a drone, which, if not bringing down the plane, can cause expensive damage to fan blades etc.

December 20th, 2018, 07:31 AM	#33
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,143	Re: Drone striking Southwest Airlines 737 -- how it was faked You don;t need to hit an aircraft to cause damage, as can be seen by the effect of drone(s) entering the airspace of an airport in holiday season : https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-46623754

December 20th, 2018, 08:21 AM	#34
Gary Huff Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 2,006	Re: Drone striking Southwest Airlines 737 -- how it was faked "Damage" in this case used rather loosely.

December 20th, 2018, 11:27 AM	#35
Brian Drysdale Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Belfast, UK Posts: 6,143	Re: Drone striking Southwest Airlines 737 -- how it was faked It depends on how you define "damage", it's certainly not going to be cheap in financial terms or "damages" as referred to in legal terms..

December 20th, 2018, 11:33 AM	#36
John Nantz Trustee Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Seattle WA Posts: 1,252	Re: Drone striking Southwest Airlines 737 -- how it was faked Gary - damage is probably used loosely. "damage" should have been in all upper case, as in DAMAGE! According to one dictionary definition: The Damage \| Definition of The Damage by Merriam-Webster https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20damage Definition of the damage. informal. : the amount of money that something costs "What's the damage?" he asked, pulling out his wallet. From the BBC: 110,000 passengers due to arrive or depart on Thursday 760 flights due to arrive or depart on Thursday 10,000 passengers affected on Wednesday 2.9 million (make that MILLION) total passengers due to pass through over Christmas New Year How can one put a dollar (or Pound) value on that? Just about everyone is flying for some purpose: wedding, attend a funeral, business trip, one of their only vacations in the year, etc. Then there is the cost of lodging reservations, vacation bookings, business deals (perhaps some critical), etc. What about someone flying because they have to take an exam? Taxi cabs charging £600 for stranded passengers that have to get somewhere ... Then there is the added cost for businesses like credit card companies, hotels, etc that have to deal with adjustments... So, while 'damage' (physical) wasn't done, there was an enormous amount of financial damage. Much more than anyone of us could put a monetary value on, and all due to a drone.

December 20th, 2018, 01:49 PM	#37
Gary Huff Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 2,006	Re: Drone striking Southwest Airlines 737 -- how it was faked I can definitely put a dollar/pound value on that, given the fake video that started this thread. It's far more preferable to have this situation than a plane being brought down by a drone by causing literal damage to its chassis or engine. This is annoyance and delays, not potential death and disaster. How about that?