While I applaud actual research being done here, am I the only person here who is going to point out that the top speed of the M20 is 150 mph? Thereby, the M20 is designed accordingly? Faster planes get stronger hulls. And unless my math is off, the drone would have to have a velocity of @ 83 MPH to achieve the total velocity shown in this video. Surely, in that situation, the drone would don props.
Another important factor is the precision with which the drone was targeted to an exact point on the wing. 2" higher or lower would probably net a completely different result.
And finally, would this kind of wing damage cause the plane to crash? I'm not an aviation forensics expert, but I'm going to guess not. Any experts out there want to challenge this? I'm all ears.
What my analytical mind sees here are the following:
* a 238 mph test conducted on a 150 mph vehicle
* precisely targeted on the weakest point of the wing
* the result of which would NOT cause a crash
Anyone else seeing this?