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Is it a bird, a plane? Not superman, but a flapping wing drone – Mirage News
Swifts are the inspiration for the flapping wing droneA drone prototype that mimics the aerobatic manoeuvres of one of the world’s fastest birds, the…
Swifts are the inspiration for the flapping wing drone
A drone prototype that mimics the aerobatic manoeuvres of one of the world’s fastest birds, the swift, is being developed by an international team of aerospace engineers in the latest example of biologically inspired flight.
A research team from South Australia, Singapore, China and Taiwan has designed a 26 gram ornithopter (flapping wing aircraft) which can hover, dart, glide, brake and dive just like a swift, making them more versatile, …
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