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Drone striking Southwest Airlines 737 -- how it was faked
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Looks fake to me
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it is fake
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A special effects guy showing his "chops"... you can't always believe what you see!
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Had me fooled. But I could totally see this or similar happen for real in the future. But hope not.
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Yeah, its possible some idiot might try flying nearby an airport. I think you're not allowed to within 5 miles, a friend told me his drone (DJI?) won't even take off if its in a no fly zone, just give an error message. I'm surprised tho no drones have crashed on highways and caused accidents. You really do realize how dangerous they can be. |
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How the video was built -
Regarding realism - with the jet traveling a minimum of 100+ mph, we wouldn't actually see the drone enter the picture over several frames, would just be a streak and gone. |
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First, depends on what kind of a drone you're talking about. A Mavic falling into a highway probably wouldn't cause much damage. Most of that would be from someone overreacting to having something hit them and driving into other cars. A Phantom a little bit more so, but not that much. Those are the two most popular sizes of drones. An Inspire and an Octocopter can definitely do damage, but you rarely see those, and the price usually keeps them out of reach from the knuckleheads. As someone who does a lot of driving, a drone over the highway is not even something I'm looking out for. |
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was: Can clearly see drone hit plane. now: Drone striking Southwest Airlines 737 -- how it was faked |
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Thanks, Chris. I should have done a bit of research before I posted my fake news. But you must admit. To the untrained eye, it was well done.
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I'm aware a small 10 lb drone wouldn't typically do much damage to an automobile, but I was more referring to drivers swerving (rightfully so) to avoid whatever it is that landed on them. Think of traffic on I-95 or something. |
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"a small 10 lb drone wouldn't typically do much damage to an automobile"
"A Mavic falling into a highway probably wouldn't cause much damage" Surprised at the comments inferring that a drone strike to a car wouldn't do much damage. I recently caught a rock to the windshield and it almost broke all the way through. A drone weighing several pounds with a NiCad battery brick at 70+ MPH? No thank you sir. Regards, |
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Plus, most of the time you notice a rock is when it hits your windshield. Given the nature of a drone, hitting your windshield is odds I'd be willing to play. A rock kicked up from the ground by a truck or other vehicle is far more concerning. |
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Planes are designed to take bird strikes and they are much denser than drone. I don't think a drone could do any significant damage.
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I'm definitely more worried about the rock hitting my windshield! |
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A drone going into a jet engine might cause enough damage to endanger the flight. Something as dense as the battery could break off a part of a fan blade, which then rattles through the successive stages of the fan and compressor, breaking off more pieces of blades, so you get a growing path of damage. It would have to be a lucky hit, given the size of those engines and what they're designed to withstand.
I've seen what a flock of birds can do to a smaller jet engine in a fighter jet. Down in Australia, a jet was taking off or landing, don't remember which now, but it hit about 8 large black birds, like crows. Engine was severely damaged as were parts of the airframe. Pics show the engine blades torn, bent and twisted and pieces broken off. The wing pylon was crushed in, popping several rivets. All from just some birds. Of course, it being Australia, naturally those were some badass birds, wearing spiked collars and sporting tattoos. |
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Talk about a rock hitting a windshield ...
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There have been incidents of birds flying through the windshield and into the cockpit - and we're talking more than just feathers (blood and guts). This can cause major disruption to the person trying to fly the plane, not to mention all the wind, especially if it is a single engine plane with the prop up front! |
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Come to think of it, I don't really want a potentially explosive object falling onto the highway in front of me, or worse, onto my windshield, at terminal velocity either. |
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Whatever they do. I don't want one coming through the windscreen or a plane engine I'm in.
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If I didn't believe everything in our world explodes on impact then I wouldn't be able to do my job. |
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Probably more chance of being hit on the head by lightning.
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What Really Happens When a Drone Strikes an Airplane
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What Really Happens When a Drone Strikes an Airplane |
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Of course, it’s helpful to know that the drone in question from that study is 8lbs and a design that is being conceived to deliver packages, not the typical Mavics and Phantoms (2-3lbs). According to the article that the simulation video is sourced from:
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That drone sighting was unconfirmed. I recall a similar incident where a supposed drone strike on an airplane at Heathrow turned out to be anything but, possibly even just a plastic bag.
So, yes, if you call in that you think you saw a drone near an airport, you can wreak all kinds of havoc, even though for DJI drones, those are no-fly areas with their software. |
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Posted in local news paper.
https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/new...es-than-birds/ |
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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.
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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 |
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"Damage" in this case used rather loosely.
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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..
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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. |
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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? |
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