Bald eagle strikes and destroys a $ 995 drone by ripping a 162ft propeller over Michigan
- The $ 950 drone cartel eroded ashore in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
- The bird of prey attacked the device when it was on the flight back to its pilot
- It shook off the propeller, sent the drone to the bottom of Lake Michigan
A cold nobility attacked and destroyed a government drone that flew 162ft over Michigan.
The raptor tore the propeller of the $ 995 Phantom 4 Pro Advanced quodcopter that sent the drone to the bottom of Lake Michigan.
Environmental quality analyst and drone pilot Hunter King had mapped erosion on shore with the device near Escanaba, in the upper peninsula in Michigan, at the time of the July incident.
After completing about seven minutes of the flight, King began to receive problems.
Bald eagles, which are mainly fishing, can reach flight speeds of about 45 km / h and diving speeds of 99 km / h (stock photo)
He pressed the button to recall the device and saw that the drone was making its way back to him from his video feed,
But the nobility attacked the drone mid-flight, when it traveled at 22 mph, leaving the aircraft unrestricted.
The drone sent 27 warning notifications in the 3.5 seconds it took to spiral into the water, including one noticing that a propeller was missing.
A couple of nearby birdwatchers told King that they saw the nobility hit something in the air.
The bird appeared to be flying away with no obvious injuries, department officials said.
Mapping data revealed that the drone landed 150ft offshore in four feet of water, but officials were unable to retrieve the device.
The Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy confirmed the incident.
The bird of prey tore the propeller of the $ 995 Phantom 4 Pro Advanced Quodcopter (stock photo)
The northern edge of Lake Michigan in the Upper Peninsula
Their drone team is looking at what it can do to reduce the possibility of a recurring attack, including possibly using ‘skins’ or other designs on the aircraft to make them look less like saws, the agency said.
A statement on the EGLE website said: ‘The attack could be a territorial shrinkage with the electronic enemy, or just a hungry eagle. ‘
In recent decades, organ populations in Michigan have declined.
A 2019 U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service survey showed 849 active nesting sites in Michigan, up from a low point of 76 nesting sites in the 1970s.
Bald eagles, which are mainly fishing, can reach flight speeds of about 45 km / h and diving speeds of 99 km / h.
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