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Amazing engineering

2 July, 2009 (16:45) | Technology, War | 1 comment

From YT
AeroVironment video showing progress with testing of a tiny flapping-wing “nano air vehicle” (NAV) designed to fly indoors. Testing culminated in a 20sec flight of an interim test vehicle, called Mercury, which demonstrated controlled hovering flight using a pair of flapping wings for propulsion and control. AeroVironment is now building a prototype for DARPA [...]

 

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