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Morphing aircraft mimics a bird's wing

Read more: http://technology.newscient... Dutch researchers have created a small propeller plane that can change the shape of its wings in a similar way to agile birds called swifts. Video:Robosw...  
 
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jeffzahnd (1 hour ago) Show Hide
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I have! in area 51
zaman702 (1 week ago) Show Hide
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lol security footage with 3 min flytime lol thats silly
shoopwhoopX (3 weeks ago) Show Hide
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this is old shit, just a swept wings on a parkflyer, no big deal look at the gumman f-14 tomcat, old shit is old
rosydonut (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Wow...from far away it looked like a real swift..
My dad would love one of these..Hahahaha.
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m3phisto666 (1 month ago) Show Hide
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Lol, to all failers sayin' the F-14 'n such did just this. You're dumbasses, the F-14 changes the position of the wing at the base, this changes the entire shape of the wing, as well as the curve it has in it... I've never seen an F-14 do that...
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get this guy to do the voiceovers again!!
Acrabcake (1 month ago) Show Hide
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this is amazing how can u say such bad things about it!
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