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Adam Juniper

A drone crashes onto truck – causing $12,000 damage. Will this be the straw that breaks DJI in America?

DJI Matrice Drone with added explosion emoji.

A drone hit a bird in Georgetown, SC and fell onto a truck causing $12,000 work of damage as it crashed outside a furniture store 'this month', according to the Georgetown times. This might not have been widely reported except, of course, there is a wider panic about drones sweeping the US at the moment.

The drone in question, a DJI Matrice 600, is a model not only discontinued by DJI but, as of February this year, beyond its support period. It was originally launched in 2017 and the design is essentially a frame of carbon fibre rods with the ability to carry payloads of up to 6Kg (13 pounds); DJI's first heavy lift drone that could hoist a serious camera it was a professional and adaptable airframe.

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