The absolute coolest thing in RPV's:
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-02-robot-hummingbird-flight-video.html
Like bumblebees, I am sure that flight for these is impossible....
Major Lord
The bumble bee thing is a myth....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions
Bumble Bee's fly under the same exception the rules of physics that the C-5 uses to fly.
They both look like they shouldn't be able to do it, but thanks to a waiver or two, they do!
C5s' and other large aircraft fly do not from the well know and accepted principals of flight, but more so from the sheer force of will the passengers and crew keeping them aloft by squeezing the armrests and cleching their stomach muscles. They manage this with C5' successfully about 60% of the time. Bees may fly against the will of god and nature, but they are at least cheap and plentiful, and they always manage to to do their job.
I will be placing my order for my RPV hummingbird with the video camera and ELT DF receiver as soon as I can pre-order one from "Toys are us."
Major Lord
Quote from: Major Lord on February 19, 2011, 12:47:08 PM
C5s' and other large aircraft fly do not from the well know and accepted principals of flight, but more so from the sheer force of will the passengers and crew keeping them aloft by squeezing the armrests and cleching their stomach muscles. They manage this with C5' successfully about 60% of the time. Bees may fly against the will of god and nature, but they are at least cheap and plentiful, and they always manage to to do their job.
I will be placing my order for my RPV hummingbird with the video camera and ELT DF receiver as soon as I can pre-order one from "Toys are us."
Major Lord
Actually it's not the stomach muscles that are being clenched but a muscle group a little farther south on the human anatomy.