Sign in / up

* Posts by yce

2 publicly visible posts • joined 7 Oct 2015

DARPA unveils robot co-pilot

yce

I thought I already had a robotic co-pilot. It's called an "autopilot." Linked to the FMS it'll fly the whole damn route from wheels up to touchdown (if appropriately rated).

I've been keeping an eye out for an "Otto" for my plane- I'd love to have him sitting in it when it's in the hangar.

0 0

Shutterbug drone biz fined $1.9m for buzzing New York City, Chicago

yce
Reply Icon

Re: Unfortunately it will likely happen

You know what will happen if a drone is sucked into an engine on landing? The aircraft will land and someone will be sued for damaging a very expensive aircraft part. The engines are mostly at idle during approach and landing anyway.

But let's say this happens at take-off. Engine sucks in a drone and poof, engine is destroyed. What will happen? The aircraft will continue the take off, circle back and land single engine. This already has happened- with birds.

And since drones are less likely to be in a flock of hundreds of other drones, birds are far more dangerous. Aircraft are built/designed/tested to withstand these events.

3 0