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Friday, March 07, 2008

Morphing aircraft mimics a bird on the wing
Researchers at Wageningen University and the Technical University of Delft, both in the Netherlands, have created a small, remote-controlled aircraft that changes shape to mimic the aerodynamic profile of a swift.



The aircraft, called RoboSwift, swings its wings backwards to become sleeker and travel faster at high speeds.

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