Birds Defeat Drone
(& Amazon's futuristic plan ??)
And Show They Rule The Sky
(VIDEO)
(& Amazon's futuristic plan ??)
(VIDEO)
Birds of a feather flock together and… attack together?
Though several black-feathered birds appeared to be calmly soaring
in the sunshine in this video, their suspicions were actually mounting
toward an impostor. Out of the blue, they dive-bombed and attacked this radio-controlled phantom drone quadcopter
(similar to a toy helicopter that can take video), causing it to lose
connection and tumble to the ground.
Talk about angry birds!
Fortunately, the birds appear to be unharmed, the drone's owner
thinks he can hot-glue it back together and we saw some beautiful
footage from a birds-eye view.
If this were a real unmanned aerial vehicle, these birds could do some real damage. Since 1990, the FAA has recorded 121,000 instances of bird-aircraft collisions, though most are accidental. But the difference with drones,
Slate says, is that birds -- especially predatory raptors like hawks
and eagles -- will specifically target and attack them since they look
like a threat to their territory.
So if and when Amazon starts
delivering our Christmas orders via drone, it may just be a feathery fellow -- not UPS or FedEx -- that's behind your delayed package.
Amazon unveils futuristic plan
starts at 11:11
Amazon's secret R&D project aimed at delivering packages to your doorstep by "octocopter" mini-drones with a mere 30-minute delivery time
Amazon's secret R&D project aimed at delivering packages to your doorstep by "octocopter" mini-drones with a mere 30-minute delivery time
Birds Will Attack
Amazon’s Delivery Drones
By Nicholas Lund
Here’s some great on board footage of a hawk attack.
Skip to 2:10 for insane close-up and slo-mo footage
of an Australian raptor (maybe wedge-tailed eagle?) ripping the front off a glider.
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