Hummingbirds are some of the greatest flyers in the world. Are man made helicopters better than these animals? Dr. Carin Bondar joins DNews to discuss this interesting question.
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Tiny Helicopters Can’t Out-Hover Hummingbirds
“The spinning blades of micro-helicopters are about as efficient at hovering as the average hummingbird, which have had more than 42 million years of natural selection to hone their energetically efficient flight.”
Hummingbirds Top Tiny Drones, But Just Barely
“It’s closer than you might guess, but hummingbirds continue to outpace human engineers when it comes to aerodynamic know-how.”
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