A possible collision of a passenger liner with a drone investigates the police in the UK

According to the BBC , at the Heathrow International Airport, a passenger liner could collide with a drone. As a result of the incident no one was hurt. The incident said the pilot of the aircraft. The police launched an investigation. If confirmed, this will be the first case in the history of a drone colliding with a liner of a major airline.

Airbus A320 aircraft 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. On board were 5 crew members and 132 passengers.
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The team of engineers who examined the aircraft after the incident, did not reveal any damage and allowed the further operation of the liner.

In the UK, flights of multikopter and other UAVs are strictly limited by law . They can not be run near airports (you can be thrown into jail 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 run 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. American FAA obliged citizens to register UAVs weighing more than 250 grams. In Russia, the law has also come into force with similar restrictions, but ... Firstly, the registration procedure has not yet been determined and the agency that will deal with it has not been chosen yet. Secondly, many people disagree that low-weight toys are dangerous.

For example, Gleb Babintsev, a member of the presidium of the Federation of aircraft modeling of Russia, noted that even the launch of a kite in the country fell under the new law, and its model airplane athletes are in a “disastrous situation” and are forced to launch models in secret. To solve the problem in the Federation, they consider it necessary to cancel certification of UAVs weighing up to 30 kg, since even after the adoption of regulations for certification, all UAVs will “take years” - now Rosaviatsia registers up to five aircraft every month.

In addition, in a recent study, experts say that the collision of light UAVs weighing up to 2 kg do not pose a danger to aircraft.