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Shape Changing Plane In Development
Eh-Wire writes "The University of Florida has a short article on the "morphing wing" drone they are developing for a small aircraft that can swoop through parking garages, dive into alleys and land on balconies. Close-up video of seagulls in flight was the inspiration for the design of the drone. A still image of the drone shows an aircraft that looks surprisingly gull-like. A video shows the "wing morphing" in action on a static mounted drone. There is also a link to quite a few more videos in the article but it's not real obvious. Some guys get all the phun jobs!"
So how long until they make one that can change into a giant robot?
Wonder plane powers activate! Form of .... a slightly different plane!
Well, there goes the bird population in countries with paranoid leadership.
So, when flying over crowds of people, does this new plane drop its cargo every so often?
> It's a plane!
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> What the heck is that thing?
Holy fuck, it's an elephant! Either get a big umbrella, lay off the booze, or run for your lives!
What's the big deal? I see footage of planes changing shape on those "historic aviation" shows on the Discovery Channel all the time.
The planes tend to change shape in a spectacular fashion when something goes wrong and the ground intersects the plane's flight path.
But Iran's so far away...
oh great - so now we'll have robot gulls fighting over french fries in the McDonalds dumpsters. Of course as robots they'll be able to rip the sides right off the dumpsters...
Im sorry , but just because the Smithsonian was PAID to never reveal that the Write Brothers were not the first to fly in a powered plane, it simply is NOT TRUE: See the following link: http://www.ctie.monash.edu.au/hargrave/pearse1.htm l
* Carthago Delenda Est *
I know I'm just guessing here, but it's probably because you don't have 6 50-caliber machine guns mounted on your Cessna.