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Thank you, my friend CW5 Jack Cardwell for sharing the link to Passerine’s drones Rare Bird which is a reference to a category of birds that perch
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"Rare Bird
Once you know a little about Passerine’s drones, the startup’s name — a reference to a category of birds that perch — makes a lot more sense.
By giving its drones bird-like legs, the company believes they’ll be able to delivery heavy payloads with no runway, a fundamental limitation of existing drone designs — and if Passerine’s upcoming pilot programs go as hoped, the avian-inspired drones could soon be making deliveries in the places that need them most.
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Most drones excel at one of two things. They can either take off and land without a runway, or they can quickly transport heavy payloads across long distances. But drones that can do the former can’t usually do the latter, and vice versa.
The problem is that the rotors needed for a vertical takeoff — the kind that a drone can manage with limited space — aren’t terribly efficient for flight. Meanwhile, the fixed wings that are efficient for flight can’t get a drone off the ground vertically."
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen PO1 H Gene Lawrence PO2 Kevin Parker CPT Scott Sharon SSG William Jones SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL LTC Greg Henning LTC Jeff Shearer CWO3 Dennis M. PO3 Bob McCord SGT (Join to see)
Image of Rare Bird
"Rare Bird
Once you know a little about Passerine’s drones, the startup’s name — a reference to a category of birds that perch — makes a lot more sense.
By giving its drones bird-like legs, the company believes they’ll be able to delivery heavy payloads with no runway, a fundamental limitation of existing drone designs — and if Passerine’s upcoming pilot programs go as hoped, the avian-inspired drones could soon be making deliveries in the places that need them most.
Jump Start
Most drones excel at one of two things. They can either take off and land without a runway, or they can quickly transport heavy payloads across long distances. But drones that can do the former can’t usually do the latter, and vice versa.
The problem is that the rotors needed for a vertical takeoff — the kind that a drone can manage with limited space — aren’t terribly efficient for flight. Meanwhile, the fixed wings that are efficient for flight can’t get a drone off the ground vertically."
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen PO1 H Gene Lawrence PO2 Kevin Parker CPT Scott Sharon SSG William Jones SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL LTC Greg Henning LTC Jeff Shearer CWO3 Dennis M. PO3 Bob McCord SGT (Join to see)
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