Possible collision of a passenger airliner with a drone investigates the UK police

According to the BBC , a passenger airliner could collide with a drone at Heathrow International Airport. No one was injured as a result of the incident. The incident was announced by the pilot of the aircraft. The police began an investigation. If confirmed, this will be the first case of a collision between a drone and a large airline liner.

The Airbus A320 was owned by British Airways and flew from Geneva. The collision occurred at the time of landing on April 17 at about 12:50 local time. Onboard there were 5 crew members and 132 passengers.

The team of engineers who examined the plane after the incident did not reveal any damage and allowed the further operation of the liner.

In the UK, flights of multicopter and other UAVs are strictlylimited by law . They can not be launched near airports (for this you can rattle in prison for up to five years), and you can not even run to a height of more than 120 m near large crowds or near tall buildings.


How to properly launch drones in Britain The

growing popularity of drones is forcing governments of different countries to enact laws related to restrictions on their flights and registration. The American FAA obliged citizens to register UAVs weighing more than 250 grams. A law with similar restrictions has also entered into force in Russia , but ... Firstly, the registration procedure has not yet been determined and the agency that will deal with this has not yet been selected. Secondly, many do not agree that toys of small weight are a danger.

For example, Gleb Babintsev, a member of the Presidium of the Aircraft Model Federation of Russia, noted that even the “launch of a kite in the country” fell under the new law, and his aircraft modeling athletes are in a “catastrophic situation” and are forced to launch models secretly. To solve the problem, the Federation considers it necessary to cancel the certification of drones weighing up to 30 kg, because even after the adoption of by-laws on the certification of all drones, "it will take years" - now the Federal Air Transport Agency registers up to five aircraft every month.

In addition, in a recent study, experts argue that collisions of light drones weighing up to 2 kg are not dangerous for aircraft.