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Airplanes as small as bees to observe the enemy

London, UK - Could be created soon

Great Britain too, after the US, has launched a research programme aiming to the creation of robot birds (see AVIONEWS). Researchers of the University of Bath are studying the flight system of bees and birds as part of an ambitious project aiming to the creation of airplanes as small as insects. Such aircraft could be used to fly over battlegrounds and shoot videos, or to discover biological or chemical...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 58720
Rome, Italy, 02/19/2004 14:16
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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