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About This Webisode
ROBOT BIRDS - Part 1:
Designing Micro Air Vehicles
From his upturned palm, aeronautical engineer Ryan Carr launches, then expertly flies what appears to be a remote-controlled bird. Later, the aeronautical engineer uses special equipment to examine the machine's flight characteristics.
Welcome to the world of micro air vehicles (MAVs) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Here hobby-store aircraft are helping scientists design a futuristic line of miniature flying spy vehicles.
"We take the technology that we have and we try to design something that does the same thing as a hummingbird or dragonfly does," explains Carr.
