PhysOrg Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Hummingbirds in nature exhibit expert engineering skills, the only birds capable of sustained hovering. A team from the US, British Columbia, and the Netherlands have completed tests to learn more about the hummingbird's flight expertise and how their skills measure up to helicopter rotors. They compared the hummingbird's flight performance with a micro-drone called the Black Hornet, a 16-gram helicopter used by troops for surveillance. Read the full article on PhysOrg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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