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Drone collisions with airliners may not be fatal, US study suggests

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Other comparable hazards

Another risk to aircraft... hailstones.

A large hailstone can be up to 15 cm in diameter, and they do come in 'flocks'... at altitudes where aircraft can be going faster than 463 kph (250 knots).

Yet they do not commonly bring aircraft down, despite being quite a bit harder than a live bird.

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