Safety
Study: Drone Damage Can Exceed that of Bird Strikes
The study assessed potential damage a drone impact could cause to critical flight surfaces on aircraft such as a Boeing 737 and Learjet 30/40/50.

Drones that collide with large manned aircraft can cause more damage than similar sized birds, according to new research released by the FAA yesterday. Conducted by the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (Assure), the study was released in advance of a House aviation subcommittee hearing today on how emerging uses of unmanned aircraft systems are changing the national airspace system.

Assure’s research is designed to help operational and collision risk mitigation requirements for drones, the FAA said.