Dr. John Ohab is a new technology strategist at the Department of Defense Public Web Program.
From his upturned palm, aeronautical engineer Ryan Carr launches then expertly flies what appears to be a remote-controlled bird. Scientist Joseph McDermott works at the Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) in Dayton, Ohio, with materials so tiny the width of a human hair is huge by comparison.
Welcome to the world of micro air vehicles (MAVs) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Here, hobby-store aircraft are helping scientists design a futuristic line of miniature flying spy vehicles.
“We take the technology that we have and we try to design something that does the same thing as a hummingbird or dragonfly does,” explains Carr.
Credit and source: Armed with Science
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