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Out-of-control Airspeeder racing drone entered Gatwick controlled airspace after kill switch failed

S3 · · Alauda Aeronautics · Gatwick Airport, England, UK

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CompanyAlauda Aeronautics
Categorydrones evtol
Typecrash
Date
Time of daynot documented
LocationGatwick Airport, England, UK
SeverityS3 (recall, enforcement, or fleet-wide fault)
Scale1 racing drone
Confidencehigh
VerificationYes - adversarially checked against the cited source
SourceBBC

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An Alauda Aeronautics Airspeeder racing drone flew out of control into Gatwick Airport's controlled airspace after its emergency kill switch failed to function, per a UK AAIB investigation.

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