Every year, the number of drones is constantly increasing: they fly in parks, near airports, they are used for road surveys. Because of this, the chances of a plane crash caused by a collision of a drono with an airplane increase. Earlier, the first clash in the air of a drone and a helicopter and a drone and a passenger aircraft had already been recorded.
The first tests in the framework of the Chinese study of the dangers of airplanes took place on November 30, 2017. They were conducted at the airbase of experimental aviation in Xiangbei. The tests used two drones DJI Phantom 4. They were placed in special suspensions in the air so that when they collide they hit the edge of the windshield of the cockpit and exactly in its middle.
The checks were carried out on windshields inserted into the nosepiece of the aircraft. This model was dispersed on rails. The speed at which the collisions were made is not specified; in the message of the Administration of Civil Aviation of China it is designated as "typical". As a result of the collision, the drones broke the outer layer of the triplex, but did not receive an internal layer of damage.
Based on the results of the first checks, Chinese experts came to the conclusion that airplane windscreens certified for resistance to bird ingress can withstand collision with ordinary commercial multicopters.
