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Re:Lufthansa flight has near-miss with drone near Warsaw by astrodust on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @04:27PM (#9925529)
I hope they're testing vs. drones today for current aircraft. The old turkey cannon test isn't enough.
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Re:Lufthansa flight has near-miss with drone near Warsaw by dmitrygr on Tuesday July 21, 2015 @04:33PM (#9925578)
There are limits on what turbine blades can handle. Stronger blades are thicker. Thicker blades are heavier and harder to spin up. As it is, the insides of those turbofans are the bleeding edge of material science!
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