bob10
28th July 2020, 08:52 AM
The Ornithopter, it can take off, hover, and swoop like a bird.
"Ornithopters fly differently to conventional drones. They can glide, hover, and perform aerobatics. In different situations, they can either save energy by flying like a regular aeroplane or choose to hover. They can take off and land slowly in tight spaces, yet might quickly soar upwards to perch like a bird."
Learning from nature: a new flapping drone can take off, hover and swoop like a bird (https://theconversation.com/learning-from-nature-a-new-flapping-drone-can-take-off-hover-and-swoop-like-a-bird-143343?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20 for%20July%2027%202020%20-%201687916284&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20f or%20July%2027%202020%20-%201687916284+CID_bccd1074ef4a69a48fd1e36a1967c1c3&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=Learning%20from%20nature%20a%20new%20flap ping%20drone%20can%20take%20off%20hover%20and%20sw oop%20like%20a%20bird)
"Ornithopters fly differently to conventional drones. They can glide, hover, and perform aerobatics. In different situations, they can either save energy by flying like a regular aeroplane or choose to hover. They can take off and land slowly in tight spaces, yet might quickly soar upwards to perch like a bird."
Learning from nature: a new flapping drone can take off, hover and swoop like a bird (https://theconversation.com/learning-from-nature-a-new-flapping-drone-can-take-off-hover-and-swoop-like-a-bird-143343?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20 for%20July%2027%202020%20-%201687916284&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20f or%20July%2027%202020%20-%201687916284+CID_bccd1074ef4a69a48fd1e36a1967c1c3&utm_source=campaign_monitor&utm_term=Learning%20from%20nature%20a%20new%20flap ping%20drone%20can%20take%20off%20hover%20and%20sw oop%20like%20a%20bird)