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Throw-to-Launch Spy Planes

Posted by timothy on from the sterling-machine dept.

mahonri5 writes "Miniture spy planes, developed by BYU and the Air Force, weighing only 3 oz, and having a 24 foot wingspan. Launched by throwing them into the air. And if that wasn't cool enough, you can fly them by laptop, PDA, or voice command. It does all the dirty work of flying on board, and you just tell it where to go. Best part, they've already been deployed. More at some Utah newspapers: here(1), here(2), or here(3)."

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  1. 24 ft wing span? who cares? by shfted! · · Score: 2, Funny

    What? I've been making hand-launched planes that weigh less than 3 oz, with less than a single foot wing span that flew on their own as far as needed for years -- of course, my teachers hated me.

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  2. Re:24 foot wingspan by byronius · · Score: 3, Informative

    That should read 24 inches.

  3. Re:24 foot wingspan by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    24 inches is still pretty huge. They must have answered those spams.