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It was not immediately clear if the drone actually collided with the aircraft. The airline’s maintenance team “found no damage after thoroughly inspecting the aircraft,” United Airlines said in a statement to The Times.

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The measure applies to aircraft with a gross weight of 12,499 pounds or less operating under Part 91. It prohibits airports from using ADS-B information to calculate, generate or collect fees tied to landings, including touch-and-go operations, or fees based on an aircraft entering a specified radius of airport airspace.

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"In National Geographic's new six-part series TOP GUNS: THE NEXT GENERATION, cameras follow a class of Navy and Marine Corps student pilots as they enter the final and most unforgiving phase of elite strike fighter training."

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"Data reveals civil aviation’s most astonishing, exceptional survivals—and shows no seat is reliably safe."

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Hey, these photos were taken in Hungary today, aerial refueling of F/A-18E Super Hornets as seen from the ground.

And here are some extra courtesy of the same guy, from his friend who works as a refueling tech.

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