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September 19, 2005
Dutch micro UAV flaps its way to successful first flight
'A flapping-wing micro unmanned air vehicle (MAV) weighing just 17g and with a wingspan of 330mm (13in) flew successfully at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands last month.
The remotely controlled Delfly, which has four wings and an inverted V-tail for its control surfaces, flew at about 1.5m/s (295ft/min) for 12min, powered by a 3.7V lithium polymer battery.
“We made a very smooth landing on the landing skids,” says Stefan Jongerius of the Delfly development team. “We expect to have three other improved vehicles soon, and this week the vision capabilities will be working.”'
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