although we might have suspected this...
now there's some science behind it.
here's a quote from the study:
In a test designed to mimic a midair collision of a drone and a commercial transport aircraft 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 structure, damaging its main spar. “While the quadcopter broke apart, its energy and mass hung together to create significant damage to the wing,” said Kevin Poormon, group leader for impact physics at UDRI.
https://udayton.edu/blogs/udri/18-09-13-risk-in-the-sky.php
now there's some science behind it.
here's a quote from the study:
In a test designed to mimic a midair collision of a drone and a commercial transport aircraft 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 structure, damaging its main spar. “While the quadcopter broke apart, its energy and mass hung together to create significant damage to the wing,” said Kevin Poormon, group leader for impact physics at UDRI.
https://udayton.edu/blogs/udri/18-09-13-risk-in-the-sky.php