Morphing aircraft mimics a bird's wing

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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:Roboswift team http://www.roboswift.nl
Images:Johan van Leeuwen

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[Kingof666]

When the FBI shows up at your door asking about your meth lab, they'll say, "A little birdie told us."

[DonMeaker]

Swept wings, like the US F-14 or F-111....how new and exciting!

[AlanWattParrot]

how quiantly antique - 11thC presumably? (BCE ofcourse)

[erpiv]

...so you could watch hot chicks undress with this...WHERE CAN I GET ONE!!!

[sux2bu37]

You've made Tom Cruise so jealous! Wait...

[NIGHTMAREuki]

idea is similar but executions is was different

[elnogga]

new technology? I thought the F-14 could do this

[DemonAMVs]

Watch the video again, the wings don't give propulsion just efficiently at different speeds. Same reason nearly all planes have Flaps.  It increase lift at low speeds that are then retracted to decrease drag.

[Nelson Baietti]

but with the propeler the wing movement seems irrelevant

[jas d]

watch the difference of this and a f14 fighter?

[herbdragon]

Can't wait for the Mechanized Cheeta suit, Kangaroo suit would be awesome too. Wow it's going to be like megaman in real life in a couple of years. Maybe we will have to start exploring space more though because this planet keeps going volatile.