Tiny Hummingbird Films Enemy, Welcome to the World of Aerovironment Inc
San Gabriel Valley Tribune › February 18, 2011
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MONROVIA - It's like something straight out of a James Bond movie.
Imagine this: While enemy forces gather to strategize an attack, a tiny hummingbird flutters nearby, seemingly unaware of the action. But this is no ordinary hummingbird. It is, in fact, a remoted- controlled surveillance aircraft that's carefully filming their every move.See the full content of this document
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Tiny Hummingbird Films Enemy, Welcome to the World of Aerovironment Inc
Welcome to the world of AeroVironment Inc.
The Monrovia-based company has developed a variety of unmanned aircraft systems, but this one may take the cake.The Nano Hummingbird, which weighs in at just two thirds of an ounce with a tip-to-tip wingspan of 6.5 inches, just accomplished a technical milestone.On Thursday, AV announced that the tiny demonstrator spy plane has proven it is capable of climbing and descending vertically, flying sideways left and right, and flying forward and backward, as well as rotating clockwise and counter-clockwi...See the full content of this document
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