Simulation of DJI Phantom 2 hitting an aircraft wing at 238MPH

[zparker]

This just recently came out of University of Dayton. Shows damage from a simulated drone strike by a DJI Phantom 2 at 238MPH. Seems they are trying to illustrate the dangers of recreational drones on manned aircraft. In this case a smaller fixed wing aircraft. When FOD hits an airfoil at a pretty good click I don't think it would really surprise anyone what the rate of damage could possibly be. But, the video is still pretty interesting to see.

Watch what happens when a small drone hits a plane at 238 miles per hour

The University of Dayton Research Institute has put out a new video that shows the serious danger drone strikes can pose to aircraft. The test mimics a midair collision at 238 mph and shows a 2.1-pound drone ripping into the wing of a propeller plane.

www.cnbc.com

 

[sar104]

Recently was 18 months ago in this case, and those results were discussed at length on these forums. For example:

Drone vs. aircraft wing testing

In a test designed to mimic a midair collision at 238 miles per hour, researchers in UDRI’s Impact Physics group launched a 2.1-pound DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter at the wing of a Mooney M20 aircraft. The drone did not shatter on impact, but tore open the leading edge of the wing as it bore into the...

mavicpilots.com

 

[zparker]

Recently was 18 months ago in this case, and those results were discussed at length on these forums. For example:

Drone vs. aircraft wing testing

In a test designed to mimic a midair collision at 238 miles per hour, researchers in UDRI’s Impact Physics group launched a 2.1-pound DJI Phantom 2 quadcopter at the wing of a Mooney M20 aircraft. The drone did not shatter on impact, but tore open the leading edge of the wing as it bore into the...

mavicpilots.com

oh yeah! October 17, 2018. thanks for the link! Someone sent me the link and I forgot to check out the date.

 

[AMann]

And for something completely different, here’s a frozen chicken hitting a F-35:

 

[Rockycat]

This "gun" does not shoot frozen chickens for these tests, they are thawed. This is a true representation of a bird strike on different parts of the aircraft, or engines.
The USAF loaned one of these machines to the UK for tests on one of their aircraft.
The birds kept blowing right through the canopy, and damaging the airframe. The English Engineers sent an email to the USAF asking why this was happening and they received a three word answer,
"thaw the chickens".

 

[Deleted member 114292]

If a piece of Styrofoam brought down a shuttle not too hard to believe a drone will bring down a plane.

 

[Skywalker]

Oh great! Now everyone will know frozen chickens can bring down aircraft. Here comes the ban on freezing chickens. Or worse, outlaw chickens altogether.

 

[MAvic_South_Oz]

Oh great! Now everyone will know frozen chickens can bring down aircraft. Here comes the ban on freezing chickens. Or worse, outlaw chickens altogether.

They just need bringing under the remote ID umbrella, that’s all.

 

[BigAl07]

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See post #2 for the link to the ongoing thread (It's a good one)