Spy craft take gull flight lesson

Iria · Aug 28, 2005, 12:02 AM

Aviation researchers at the University of Florida have copied the wing action of seagulls to develop spy drones that can morph shape mid-flight.

The toy-sized drones are being developed for tricky urban missions so that they can zip around tight places.
They could fly into urban environments to detect biological agents.

Funded by Nasa and the US Air Force, the unmanned, sensor-packed craft in development could be on missions in two to three years, say researchers.
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Read More / Source: BBC News

**dj_stick** · Aug 28, 2005, 09:14 AM

this's cool, it'd be cool to see one of these fly around

Falstaff · Aug 28, 2005, 01:02 PM

this is not knew really...the X-29 could do that almost twenty years ago..

Aug 28, 2005, 12:02 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	Spy craft take gull flight lesson Aviation researchers at the University of Florida have copied the wing action of seagulls to develop spy drones that can morph shape mid-flight. The toy-sized drones are being developed for tricky urban missions so that they can zip around tight places. They could fly into urban environments to detect biological agents. Funded by Nasa and the US Air Force, the unmanned, sensor-packed craft in development could be on missions in two to three years, say researchers. __________ Read More / Source: BBC News

Aug 28, 2005, 01:02 PM	#3
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,047 Rep Power: 206	this is not knew really...the X-29 could do that almost twenty years ago.. __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."