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Fighting Fire From the Sky

Posted by michael on from the also-known-as-rain dept.

exceed writes: "Yahoo! News has an article on an unmanned robotic airplane that is able to circle around wild fires for up to 24 hours, sending data and images back down to earth via satellite. The Altus II, created by NASA, employs cutting edge technology usually seen in military aircraft, giving fire officials a real-time view of fires that can burn over hundreds of thousands of acres. The plane could map dozens of fires and topographical features in a day, never endangering a pilot."

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  1. Cola by manon · · Score: 2, Funny

    That is great. Just as long as the automatic pilot isn't running on M$ Flight Simulator.

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  2. why stop at mapping? by TechnoVooDooDaddy · · Score: 3, Funny

    hell, strap a fire extinguisher on there and go nuts!

    (ok, so not really, but you get my drift)

  3. I wonder??? by The+Slashdolt · · Score: 2, Funny

    Will this render the fire fighting dirtbike obsolete?

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