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Drone smacks commercial passenger plane in Canada

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Re: How is it different

1549 hit a flock of geese, multiple strikes with many birds entering both engines at 2000+ feet - these were not small birds.

I don't know how engines are tested these days but in my younger days we used to fire frozen chickens into them one at a time. I never saw an engine fail to chew them down and spit them out the back so I don't think the average consumer drone is anything to worry about. Obviously I'd prefer not to hit one but a drone is a lot lower mass than a goose.

How does a drone compare to a goose? Adult Canada geese weigh around 12-16 lbs with a 50+ inch wingspan.

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