Monday, February 28, 2011

On wings of technology: Hummingbird drones
[ Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:06:45 GMT ]

Matt Keennon, program director at AeroVironment, demonstrates a tiny drone aircraft known as the "nano-hummingbird," at the company's facility in Simi Valley, Calif., last week. The remote-controlled hummingbird plane is propelled only by the flapping of its two wings. It can climb and descend vertically, fly sideways, forward and backward, as well as rotate clockwise and counterclockwise, and hover.The Pentagon is pouring millions of dollars into the development of tiny drones inspired by biology — such as the hummingbird — each equipped with video and audio equipment that can record sights and sounds.


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