Thanks. I had another thought... if the 747 was approaching a landing at around 180 mph, would a passenger even be able to see a smallish drone hovering nearby? I don’t think a drone would be able to follow along at that speed.
The Racer X has reached an average top speed of 163.5 mph, with a maximum top speed of 179.3 mph. But I doubt it could catch a 747 with the wing vortex behind the aircraft.
Sebastian Smith, the moron that claimed to have seen the thing, is a French press, Agence France Presse, anti Trump tool for the left. You can’t believe anything he says as it is prone to questionable.
Large aircraft like this do not land like a cessna. They go on instruments a few miles out and come in with their nose high enough they can’t hardly see the runway at all. The procedure is called ILS, instrument landing system, where the pilots and ATC people use radio beams to triangulate the craft and runway. If this guy was strapped in, the odds of him actually seeing and identifying a drone, one the size of a school desk but flatter, are very low. Guess news was short that day. So I guess if you’ve got nothing to write....make it up. Sells papers.
rwood
“...would a passenger even be able to see a smallish drone hovering nearby?”
I would, with proper lighting, sufficient minimal distance from the aircraft and color on the drone and background contrast!