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There's also the pesky "refueling" bit. These birds run on fish; I don't think we've really designed effective ICE or fuel cells that run on fish yet.
by tonyarkles 10y ago
There's also the pesky "refueling" bit. These birds run on fish; I don't think we've really designed effective ICE or fuel cells that run on fish yet.
- walrus01 10y agowe've developed robots that will 'collect' biological matter (slugs) and ferment it into gases which can be used for electrical generation, but it's incredibly inefficient and likely not suited for aviation. http://archive.wired.com/gadgets/miscellaneous/news/2001/10/47156?currentPage=all http://archive.wired.com/gadgets/miscellaneous/news/2001/10/...
- tonyarkles 10y ago> A prototype robot capable of hunting down over 100 slugs an hour and using their rotting bodies to generate electricity is being developed by engineers at the University of West England's Intelligent Autonomous Systems Laboratory. That's both... disgusting and delightful!
- Xylakant 10y agoSince the whole idea is that the flight pattern uses extremely little energy, solar cells would be an option.