Little
Drone, Big Damage
Drone that bent this
wing weighed less than half a pound.
Russ Niles
Alberta
Wildland Firefighters/Facebook
Photos of the internal
damage caused by a drone strike on the wing of a CL-415
waterbomber in California 10 days ago and they show that even tiny drones pack
a punch. The drone, pieces of which were recovered from inside the wing has
been identified as weighing less than half a pound. The impact over Pacific
Palisades bent the front of a rib and a horizontal leading edge member and the
water scooping amphib required significant repairs.
The
plane returned to service Jan. 14 and is among dozens that continue to battle
the various blazes that continue to burn. High Santa Ana winds have returned to
the area and new fires were reported on Monday. At least 27 people have died,
14,000 buildings have been destroyed and 60 square miles charred so far.
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