How a drone can damage plane, as Gatwick runway shut over drone

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How a drone can damage plane, as Gatwick runway shut over drone

A video shows the damage that can be done to an aircraft’s wing during a collision with a drone.

It blasts a hole in the plane’s wing, and research suggests drones could also shatter a cockpit window.

Gatwick Airport, the second-biggest airport in the UK, closed its runway for more than 24 hours due to drones on the runway.

Business Insider

https://www.businessinsider.com/video-drone-damage-plane-amid-gatwick-airport-closure-2018-12?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=referral

Gatwick Airport chaos expected to continue into Friday after drones ground flights | Euronews

https://www.euronews.com/2018/12/20/repeated-drone-sightings-halt-flights-at-gatwick-airport

London’s Gatwick airport thrown into chaos again by another drone | Euronews

https://www.euronews.com/2018/12/21/london-s-gatwick-airport-continues-be-thrown-chaos-drones-n950976

UK police arrest two over Gatwick airport drones

https://www.engadget.com/amp/2018/12/21/gatwick-drones-london-airport-arrest/

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