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Researchers renew fears of airport drone-jetliner collisions
A CANADIAN incident has renewed fears of possible collisions of drone and jet aircraft after a near miss in Quebec City.
A consortium of universities, through the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE) has warned of possible accidents, reported the American Journal of Transportation.
The ASSURE research team used resources from Mississippi State University, Montana State University, Ohio State University and Wichita State University.
The research team set out to answer the question of what happens when - not if - there is a collision between a drone and an aircraft.
"While the effects of bird impacts on airplanes are well documented, little is known about the effects of more rigid and higher mass of a drone on aircraft structures and propulsion systems," said Mississippi State University's Marty Rogers, the director of ASSURE.
Researchers determined the areas of manned aircraft most likely to be impacted as being the leading edges of wings, vertical and horizontal stabilisers, and windscreens.
ASSURE researchers also performed engine impact simulations on the fan section of an existing business-jet-sized, turbofan-engine model that the FAA previously used for fan blade-out testing.
The FAA/ASSURE team conducted this research to better inform the scope of the next phase of research, as well as the critical variables essential to their continued research and engine ingest testing.
A consortium of universities, through the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE) has warned of possible accidents, reported the American Journal of Transportation.
The ASSURE research team used resources from Mississippi State University, Montana State University, Ohio State University and Wichita State University.
The research team set out to answer the question of what happens when - not if - there is a collision between a drone and an aircraft.
"While the effects of bird impacts on airplanes are well documented, little is known about the effects of more rigid and higher mass of a drone on aircraft structures and propulsion systems," said Mississippi State University's Marty Rogers, the director of ASSURE.
Researchers determined the areas of manned aircraft most likely to be impacted as being the leading edges of wings, vertical and horizontal stabilisers, and windscreens.
ASSURE researchers also performed engine impact simulations on the fan section of an existing business-jet-sized, turbofan-engine model that the FAA previously used for fan blade-out testing.
The FAA/ASSURE team conducted this research to better inform the scope of the next phase of research, as well as the critical variables essential to their continued research and engine ingest testing.
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