https://udayton.edu/udri/news/18-09-13-risk-in-the-sky.php
Thats just a 2lb drone and it rips into the leading edge of a small craft, imagine at 500+ mph.
Another good example is the Columbia disaster; it was just a piece of foam
Thats just a 2lb drone and it rips into the leading edge of a small craft, imagine at 500+ mph.
Another good example is the Columbia disaster; it was just a piece of foam
Icy foam knocking a tile loose is not a critical problem for an airplane.
> The above poster is saying that even small problems can lead to catastrophic consequences in complicated machines.
That's a very generic statement. Are you sure that was their real point? Not something more specific to air strikes?
If a drone penetrates the wing, we don't really know if it can make it to the fuel tank when it hits at 500...
Sure, but they picked an example that's outside of this kind of aircraft's spec, so it's not clear that it's applicable. Bad examples deserve to be called out.
If it penetrates the wing, can it hit the fuel tank?
And 6lb of metal hits different than 6lb of goose, depending on what it hits. Hail can destroy a radome.