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Although this video isn't in English, you don't need a translator to understand what is happening. Eagles are seriously kicking some drone ass.
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A good pilot could avoid that eagle.
That is neat, however I would be afraid of them getting their legs cut from the spinning blades.
That is neat, however I would be afraid of them getting their legs cut from the spinning blades.
What I find fascinating is that birds can hit the drone in such a way that they dont get injured by the rotors, said LeBaron. They seem to be whacking the drone right in the centre so they dont get hit; they have incredible visual acuity and they can probably actually see the rotors.
Humans, of course, only see rotors as a blur LeBaron suspects that the eagles can make out the complete movement and thus have no trouble avoiding injury. It doesnt hurt, either, that attacking a drone the way a bird might attack another bird is usually effective. Their method of attack is always going to be to hit it in the middle of the back; with the drones they perceive the rotors on the side and so they just go for the rear.
Where are they getting them from? Aren't they only found in the US and Canada? Can you buy a bald eagle?
Lawl.... what? Good luck bud.
Where are they getting them from? Aren't they only found in the US and Canada? Can you buy a bald eagle?
you are aware there are more types of eagles than the bald eagle correct?
Yes, of course, but they're using Bald Eagles and to the best of my knowledge they only exist on the North American continent and are protected by law. Don't get me wrong I'm not a tree hugger, but just seems weird to me.
In the video they show the Eagle getting a drone that is idling in the air. Now have the Eagle catch a pilot flying away.
In the video they show the Eagle getting a drone that is idling in the air. Now have the Eagle catch a pilot flying away.
Have you seen an Eagle fly?
Looks like they don't have any issues with the rotors.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/feb/01/dutch-netherlands-police-birds-unauthorized-drones
Yes. Have you seen an Eagle fly like this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvijhUKnBzo
And i don't think an eagle can take too many hits of this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9Cyn6S6d9Q
It's a brushed quad running on a 2S battery, its motors are so weak it had to use gears to get the propellers to spin fast enough just to get it to float, which also means there's barely any torque in the blades. The pilots also turns the motors off as soon as the bird grabs the quad. It looks like a Phantom, but it's actually just an upsized version of your palm sized quads.
And i don't think an eagle can take too many hits of this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9Cyn6S6d9Q
It's a brushed quad running on a 2S battery, its motors are so weak it had to use gears to get the propellers to spin fast enough just to get it to float, which also means there's barely any torque in the blades. The pilots also turns the motors off as soon as the bird grabs the quad. It looks like a Phantom, but it's actually just an upsized version of your palm sized quads.
The articles on this suggest that the Eagles are able to see the blades moving since their eyes are different than humans and they seem to attack around the blades effectively ... however, if there were drones that were too high risk for the eagles there is nothing that prevents airports from resorting to their fallback technologies (shooting the drones down or using some form of radio interference to disable them)
Where are they getting them from? Aren't they only found in the US and Canada? Can you buy a bald eagle?
Yes.
Eagles and other birds of prey like a peregrine falcon are some of the most acrobatic and agile flyers you'll ever see. I've watched a Golden Eagle take out a mule deer and I used to observe peregrine falcons fly at El Capitan. There is nothing in your video that you posted that even remotely impresses me compared to what I've seen several birds of prey species do.
There are some impressive drone pilots out there but nothing beats a peregrine falcons in a dive at over 200mph or a couple bald eagles snatching fish from one another in a dive at almost a 100mph. So no, while there are impressive drone pilots they are nothing compared to a bald eagle or peregrine falcon.
+1. A bird's legs are it's most vulnerable area. One of those drone propellers could easily break a bone. Not a good idea. Tiny SAM's would be better.Hopefully, they give some thought to armor for their legs. Armored Eagle Drone Striker III ... fighting to avenge Armored Eagle Drone Striker I and II.