[HN Gopher] Silent Flyer - A Birdlike Drone
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       Silent Flyer - A Birdlike Drone
        
       Author : Gys
       Score  : 7 points
       Date   : 2023-12-30 21:04 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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 (TXT) w3m dump (www.silentflyer.tech)
        
       | tamimio wrote:
       | Love the concept! Wish they showed the actual "bird" flying and
       | not just 3D renders. That being said, I would love to see how
       | they will overcome the power/battery issue, given they market it
       | to be better than quad in terms of the flight time.
        
       | ricardobeat wrote:
       | No prototypes?
        
         | RegW wrote:
         | Yes, I thought I must be missing something. Seems like a great
         | idea, but I only see animations and not much to suggest that
         | this isn't just a dream.
        
       | baal80spam wrote:
       | I thought it was a well known fact that all pigeons are
       | mechanized and are used for surveillance.
       | 
       | /s
        
       | gcanyon wrote:
       | The obvious question is flight duration. Until that's answered,
       | no other claim means anything.
        
       | gcanyon wrote:
       | I have a friend who's deep into RC flight, and he says that
       | current state-of-the-art in flapping models fly poorly. It seems
       | like it would be easier to 1. Build something that looks like a
       | bird soaring 2. Power it with either a ducted fan or a prop-on-
       | top-of-the-wing design, either way so the prop wouldn't be
       | visible from the ground, but the wings don't have to (fully) flap
       | -- maybe they move a little to give a life-like appearance.
        
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