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posted by martyb on Thursday January 24 2019, @03:11PM   Printer-friendly
from the somebody's-gonna-get-killed dept.

Fox News reports a claim that Drone at Newark Airport Came Within 30 Feet of Aircraft:

Arriving flights were halted at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Tuesday when a drone was spotted near a neighboring airport, officials said. And one pilot claims that the drone came as close as 30 feet to his aircraft, according to a new report.

Two airplanes headed to Newark reported seeing a drone around 5 p.m. over Teterboro Airport, a smaller airport located roughly 18 miles northeast of Newark.

The FoxNews report quotes this story at ABC news:

Officials have now resumed operations after a ground stop had been ordered at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey due to drone activity, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

Officials received two reports of a drone seen about 3,500 feet above Teterboro Airport in Bergen County, New Jersey, FAA spokesman Greg Martin told ABC News.

[...] "Missed the drone by about 30 feet off our right wing," one pilot said.


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 24 2019, @05:14PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday January 24 2019, @05:14PM (#791303)

    I saw a video clip of a drone hitting an aircraft wing in a test setting. It tore right through.