Huh, looks like #nasa almost lost #contact with their little #helicopter , but then #resurrected it from the brink of #death https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/05/.. Those #batteries are getting *ultra* #cold on #mars . It probably won't last much longer...
Very cool #helicopter #design - I would like to see some #efficiency numbers! https://hackaday.com/2021/08/06/cyclocop..
@barray on Tue Jul 20 09:14:42 UTC 2021 said: &e#aardvark also discussed the #uk 's #gatwick #airport #uav #drone scare: https://aardvark.co.nz/daily/2021/0722.s.. It's worse than I previously thought, the #police actually flew a #helicopter at *exactly* the same time and were likely the cause of the 'sighting'. Their claims were also dubious, as they suggested a drone flew for an hour *through heavy rain* - something that is quite difficult for motor rotor craft. And on top of that, their 'advanced' drone detection system detected *nothing* ...So it seems like the #uk 's #gatwick #airport lied about the #drone stopping #planes from flying: https://hackaday.com/2021/07/20/the-gatw.. They literally had a #uav #radar / #scanner operating and found *nothing* - but the #caa still decided to close the #airport ! Bare in mind their were #law changes as a result of this bullshit! They can fuck right off.