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Old 6th Jan 2017, 18:42
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Originally Posted by Background Noise
I'm not sure why you think it was going sideways [...]
I can't speak for anyone else, but for me - I'd be asking why there is a large area impact on the radome but no damage at all to the pitot probes or what I assume is an AoA probe immediately behind the damage. The holes on the radome aren't big enough for the offending impact object to have passed inside, and there's no way the object would have "bounced around" them. There are what appear to be slashes from a prop at the upper part of the impact zone, but that would need a metal prop to achieve (the nylon props of a multicopter wouldn't even scratch the paint) so that rules out a "drone".

I have to say that if I was just shown the photo and asked to guess the story I'd have assumed the aeroplane taxied into, or was hit by, something on the apron.
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