Lily – Drone camera

Re:Lily – Drone camera by dzhiurgis on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @06:10PM (#9535307)

I would love Mythbusters to throw the biggest drone you can get into a jet engine. Pretty sure nothing, but some good entertainment would happen.

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Re:Lily – Drone camera by btgeekboy on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @10:40PM (#9536433)

No need. A Canada Goose[1] can take out an engine; a flock can take out an airliner.[2] There are many drones larger than the geese, so I would expect this to be a distinct possibility.

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_goose [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Airways_Flight_1549

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Re:Lily – Drone camera by dzhiurgis on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @11:51PM (#9536643)

> usually weighs 2.6–6.5 kg

Flock of drones is unrealistic too.

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Re:Lily – Drone camera by gridspy on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @06:28PM (#9535420)

I'm fairly confident it would destroy the jet engine. The shrapnel from the drone is likely to blow the very tight tolerances between the compressor blades and the body of the jet engine, causing jams.

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Re:Lily – Drone camera by dzhiurgis on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @11:57PM (#9536663)

Yet somehow it survives ice.

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Re:Lily – Drone camera by medecau on Wednesday May 13, 2015 @05:03AM (#9537647)

Drones are not made of ice.

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Re:Lily – Drone camera by dzhiurgis on Thursday May 14, 2015 @02:54AM (#9543774)

Ice happens to hit the engines though.

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Re:Lily – Drone camera by kefs on Tuesday May 12, 2015 @07:15PM (#9535628)

http://www.uasamericafund.com/assets/micro-uav-safety-analys...

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