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by ejo4041 2812 days ago
My brother actually hit a deer on takeoff a few years ago in Charlotte. It was all over the news that day. It did not do as much damage as this drone did. Mostly just dented in the face of the wing which caused fuel to leak out. It was a little closer to the fuselage. That prompted an emergency landing.
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How does a deer hit the wing? Aren't they rather high? A small plane that's much slower on takeoff/landing than a commercial airliner?
Delta v for the deer was likely significantly lower. The video says impact increases with square of velocity.
>It did not do as much damage as this drone did.

probably wasn't shot out of air cannon at 230mph