Drone crashes on runway in Emmen Switzerland
Due to a technical defect, a drone of the Swiss Air Force on the slopes of the Emmen military airfield fell. The material damage amounts to several 100,000 francs.
The drone crash occurred on Tuesday morning. Due to an engine problem had arisen after the drone launch no height, divided Jürg Nussbaum, chief of Air Force communications. As a result, had intended on safe grounds of the rescue package has been triggered. As the unmanned aircraft had the trip but a shade too low level, this could not unfold completely. The drone crashed on the tarmac of the military airfield of Emmen and suffered a total loss. People had come to no harm.
According to the Air Force of the crash is due at 9.20 clock on a technical defect.When the downed drone is the type ADS 95th This is 4.61 meters long and has a wingspan of 5.70 meters. The Air Force had procured in 1995 for 450 million francs, the unmanned reconnaissance drone system (ADS), which included among others 28 drones. Today, with 23 drones are being used. The current value of a drone, and thus the damage of the crash can not be quantified precisely, said Jürg Nussbaum. It should however be several 100,000 francs. pd / bep / sda
