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I guess I was expecting something more like this goshawk flying through a forest, but maybe it's too much to ask for :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-_RHRAzUHM&start=100




Kiwi birds too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdUUx5FdySs

(Caution: On topic, but saddest short animation ever made)


Nice link. Makes you wonder what biomimicry might bring to drones in a couple of generations. Maybe in addition to a set of propeller motors, you could have a couple of servos running small deployable "fan-like fins" (or is that fin-like fans?) for fast maneuvering where just changing prop speed won't quite cut it.




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