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Lockheed Martin’s Bio-Inspired Samarai Micro Flyer

August 23, 2011 Stuart

Lockheed Martin Samarai Micro Flyer

Lockheed Martin’s engineers, inspired by maple seeds (you know, the ones that twirl as they descend to the ground), created the Samarai Flyer, a micro-aircraft that features a single asymmetrical wing. The Samarai weighs less than half a pound and can take off vertically, hover, and land, all the while streaming video from a rotating camera.

Samarai has only two moving parts and is relatively small at 16-inches long. It is designed to be deployed by an operator in the field and could theoretically be scaled up for different surveillance needs. A larger design might even be able to deliver a payload.

As if all this wasn’t impressive enough, Lockheed Martin successfully tested a 3D-printed version of the Samarai frame! This means that, potentially with interchangeable hardware, an airframe can be printed as-needed to whatever size a mission calls for.

Samarai Flyer Press Release via Lockheed Martin

Cool, Tech Lockheed Martin, micro flyer, military drone, monocopter

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