A fatal mid-air collision involving a passenger jet and a military Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan National Airport has sparked numerous inquiries. Aviation expert Kit Darby discusses the technologies and procedures in place to prevent such incidents, including the limitations of night-vision goggles and the role of TCAS technology in collision avoidance.
Many questions remain after a deadly mid-air collision between a passenger jet landing at Reagan National Airport and a military Black Hawk helicopter occurred Wednesday night.Scripps News spoke with aviation expert and consultant Kit Darby who has over 30 years of experience in the field.“There’s technology in the cockpit of the airliner and probably in the helicopter that would normally alert them to this,” Darby said.
’”Another thing that stood out from the investigation into what happened so far is Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s statement that the three soldiers on board the helicopter were equipped with night-vision goggles.Darby said night-vision goggles cut off the normal field of vision and are like looking through binoculars and only seeing things in black and white.
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