Drone hits BA Plane at Heathrow airport.

[226477_1454181668]

Drones strike again, but this time they actually attack. 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36067591

This is just bad for people who want to enjoy drones free from too much red tape.

But the real Concern is if any people were injured. Thankfully not. Some music when you read the article. 

 

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A plane approaching Heathrow Airport is believed to have hit a drone before it landed safely, the Metropolitan Police has said.

The British Airways flight from Geneva was hit as it approached the London airport at about 12:50 BST with 132 passengers and five crew on board.

After landing, the pilot reported an object - believed to be a drone - had struck the front of the Airbus A320.

Aviation police based at Heathrow have launched an investigation.

 

This is just bad for the entire industry.

[ThinkWithPortals]

3 minutes ago, 226477_1454181668 said:

 

Watch them proceed to ban every drone ever produced ever, or at least put very heavy restrictions on them.

[226477_1454181668]

Just now, ThinkWithPortals said:

Watch them proceed to ban every drone ever produced ever.

Yeah, the few spoil it for the many. 

[Enderman]

5 minutes ago, ThinkWithPortals said:

Watch them proceed to ban every drone ever produced ever, or at least put very heavy restrictions on them.

time to switch back to rc helicopters

[ThinkWithPortals]

1 minute ago, Enderman said:

time to switch back to rc helicopters

I'm so shit at flying those

[Stadin6]

2 minutes ago, Enderman said:

time to switch back to rc helicopters

Technically a quadcopter without any assisting software is not a drone. Unassisted quadcopters are also much harder to fly, so ppl cant just buy one and crash it into a plane, you have to learn to fly it. 

[Admiral Naismith]

I really am wondering if anti-drone Laser[correction] systems will be developed for non-military use simply because of airports.

Lets get this straight, in most of the world, you will never have an effective ban on drones/rc anything. The stuff is too easy to find/make/already everywhere. It's not rocket science. Also the legal work would be an absolute bitch considering there is a very well established RC model-aircraft industry that would suffer needlessly. Plus a substantial amount of the aviation industry likes drones/rc. I haven't heard anyone who does anything to do with actually flying (pilots, aircraft maintenance, etc.) argue for anything of the sort.

 

The only thing I can think of that would work would be 'turrets' that can kill the electrical systems on these so noobs can't f*ck sh*t up. Small enough they don't pose a risk to the real aircraft, big enough that any typical rc/drone would get fried.

 

Then again since when are those in charge of legislature even remotely reasonable these days.

-reason for edit-

To fix my comment about EMPs in an airport when I should have said lasers. Can I blame finals on this?

 

[iDeFecZx]

4 minutes ago, Admiral Naismith said:

I really am wondering if "EMP" like weapons will be developed for non-military use simply because of airports.

Lets get this straight, in most of the world, you will never have an effective ban on drones/rc anything. The stuff is too easy to find/make/already everywhere. It's not rocket science. Also the legal work would be an absolute bitch considering there is a very well established RC model-aircraft industry that would suffer needlessly. Plus a substantial amount of the aviation industry likes drones/rc. I haven't heard anyone who does anything to do with actually flying (pilots, aircraft maintenance, etc.) argue for anything of the sort.

 

The only thing I can think of that would work would be 'turrets' that can kill the electrical systems on these so noobs can't f*ck sh*t up. Small enough they don't pose a risk to the real aircraft, big enough that any typical rc/drone would get fried.

 

Then again since when are those in charge of legislature even remotely reasonable these days.

This would probably be too expensive and cause more problems than it solves

[Tech_Dreamer]

cue the music "DRONE DRONE DRA DRONE...DRONE DRONE DRONE DRONE DRONE DRA DONE"

[Murdoch]

48 minutes ago, ThinkWithPortals said:

Watch them proceed to ban every drone ever produced ever, or at least put very heavy restrictions on them.

 

The restrictions already in place in the UK are quite strict tbh. But the regulations for Drones is something that will be looked at, as more and more people use them non-commercially. A ban is out of the question, they're far too useful for that. But I suspect heavy regulation will happen, lets face it, we heavily regulate (as opposed to ban) the use of things that are more dangerous than drones, cars being the prime example. Most people accept those restrictions, mainly because it minimizes the risk from people who don't know what the fuck they are doing.

[spellmanuk]

46 minutes ago, ThinkWithPortals said:

Watch them proceed to ban every drone ever produced ever, or at least put very heavy restrictions on them.

im already not alowed to fly them in my nearby park since its a nature reserve even though theres 2400 acres of space i got shouted at by the wardens once oops  

[clarktrent]

53 minutes ago, ThinkWithPortals said:

Watch them proceed to ban every drone ever produced ever, or at least put very heavy restrictions on them.

That's government for you right there.

[Admiral Naismith]

14 minutes ago, iDeFecZx said:

This would probably be too expensive and cause more problems than it solves

I fail how this would cause more problems than sh*tty legislature that accomplishes nothing while wasting tax dollars and letting drones continue to invade airport airspace. The tech is there in the military. It's being worked on right now as we speak for the civilian world.

[noone394]

the music makes this post so much fun.......

 

but lets get serous, lets all agree that we live in a world full of dumb people 

[Citadelen]

Who in their right mind flies a drone near an airport?

[Prysin]

This is a very short notice. Because the newspaper here in norway didnt have any more info

 

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Fly truffet av drone i London

En etterforskning har blitt igangsatt etter at en drone smalt inn i et fly like før det landet på flyplassen Heathrow i London, skriver BBC News. British Airways-flyet, som kom fra Genève søndag formiddag, hadde ingen problemer med å lande tross forstyrrelsen.

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Flights hit by drone in London

An investigation has been launched after a drone slammed into a plane just before it landed at Heathrow Airport in London, writes BBC News. British Airways plane, which arrived from Geneva on Sunday morning, had no trouble to land despite the disturbance.

 

Article from The Guardian

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Police are investigating a pilot’s claim that his plane was struck by a drone as it approached Heathrow airport.

The Metropolitan police said they were contacted on Sunday afternoon by the pilot, who landed the plane safely at Terminal 5. No one has been arrested, officers said.

The flight, BA727, was coming in to London from Geneva, carrying 132 passengers and five crew.

British Airways said the Airbus A320 had been examined by engineers and cleared to take off for its next flight after the incident.

 

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After that incident, Landells had discussed the possibility of engine failure in the event of a drone striking aplane. “You end up with very high-velocity bits of metal going anywhere they like. That could be through fuel tanks, through hydraulic lines and even into the cabin,” he said.

“Losing the engine is not going to cause an aircraft to crash because they are designed to fly with one engine down. But an uncontained engine failure is going to be different every time. That could be very serious indeed.”

“The first thing we want to do is get a drone or at least the critical parts of a drone flying at a windscreen of an aircraft. The indications so far with computer modelling are that you’ll end up with penetration of a windscreen.

“One possibility is that the battery smashes the windscreen and the inside layer of the windscreen shatters and you end up with a lot of glass in the cockpit, probably moving at quite high speed.

“As a pilot, I don’t want to be sitting there when that’s going on.”

 

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/apr/17/drone-plane-heathrow-airport-british-airways

 

Now, can we ban civillian drone sales please?

[ShadowCaptain]

fucking idiots will ruin it for the rest of us

[xgn]

Bet they did it on purpose so they can ban drones

[Prysin]

1 minute ago, xgn said:

Bet they did it on purpose so they can ban drones

Det sier du intill noen kjører en drone inn i ditt fly

[xgn]

4 minutes ago, Prysin said:

Det sier du intill noen kjører en drone inn i ditt fly

There isn't any evidence it happened in the first place. 2 times drones were within 25y range.

One time a pilot claim the plane were hit but they dont know if its the case.

[Sauron]

13 minutes ago, ShadowCaptain said:

fucking idiots will ruin it for the rest of us

I hope whoever did this is made an example of and gets 15 years in prison.

15 minutes ago, Prysin said:

Now, can we ban civillian drone sales please?

Right, but not guns or cars, because those are not in any way dangerous in the wrong hands.

[handymanshandle]

 

Honestly the best civilian use of a drone I think is those heavier duty drones that are set up to carry a DSLR for Arial photography...

 

Since the FAA mandated drones over 1.5 lbs have to get an N number I wonder if the FAA will also mandate them to have a transponder and a couple other communications stuff to let aircraft and ATC know that there is a civilian drone near their airspace. Though I know this happened in the UK, but I wouldn't be surprised if the US governing body on flight/aircraft regulations responded. 

[Prysin]

1 minute ago, Sauron said:

I hope whoever did this is made an example of and gets 15 years in prison.

Right, but not guns or cars, because those are not in any way dangerous in the wrong hands.

yer amurican aye?

Cuz if you were european you would know how strict the driving license requirements are.... its not just a simple test, you need hours of schooling. Mandatory schooling.

[handymanshandle]

4 minutes ago, Sauron said:

Right, but not guns or cars, because those are not in any way dangerous in the wrong hands.

Of course they are, but so are a lot of things besides cars, and guns.

Tbh cars are fine because most people don't intend on hurting people with their car. People buy a gun with the intent of possibly needing to hurt someone though justify it because that someone was trying to hurt them.

Drones, I'm not sure why someone would want a drone other than for Arial photography. 

[xgn]

I know the goverments is really scared of being spied on. the way they do on us. With these things so if they get a chance to ban them they do it.