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2019-06-27 Science & Technology

Russia Unveils Drone Disguised As Snowy Owl For Undercover Missions

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-06-27 03:13|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

It looks like it was made by a Byzantine architect who had a nightmare after watching PeeWee Herman shows. 'Undercover' indeed. Anybody sees this thing, nobody'll believe what he saw. It's a good thing there's nobody around in the arctic.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-06-27 06:40|| 2019-06-27 06:40|| Front Page Top

#2 Somehow, I keep getting this mental image of a farting owl flying around.

Just trying to figure out the drone propulsion system.

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2019-06-27 13:50|| 2019-06-27 13:50|| Front Page Top

#3 A worm with wings

Posted by Frank G 2019-06-27 14:50|| 2019-06-27 14:50|| Front Page Top

#4 They are saying it's a proprietary electric motor made by the Military Aviation Engineering University (Voronezh). The laser is for painting targets. It can hover in place and has stabilizers for high winds in the arctic.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-06-27 15:07|| 2019-06-27 15:07|| Front Page Top

#5 Hover? But real owls don’t hover, although they can backwing when coming in for a landing. Only hummingbirds can hover.

Posted by trailing wife 2019-06-27 16:00|| 2019-06-27 16:00|| Front Page Top

#6 Real snow owls aren't this big either. No way an electric motor will stand arctic conditions. I'm guessing it's just a hyped project to encourage the universities to be more supportive of the war machine. They already have those prototype Sukhoi Hunter drones testing at Kotelny.

Posted by Dron66046 2019-06-27 16:30|| 2019-06-27 16:30|| Front Page Top

#7 TW, you haven't seen my phoebes. They hover, though only very briefly, not for extended period like the hummers. Once I learned phoebes eat ticks, wasps and spiders they became my best friends, and I switched to using my back door because they built a nest on the front door light fixture.

Posted by Glenmore 2019-06-27 17:11|| 2019-06-27 17:11|| Front Page Top

#8 Will it confuse optical trackers?

Posted by Skidmark 2019-06-27 18:50|| 2019-06-27 18:50|| Front Page Top

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