The US Air Force Research Lab is currently developing a micro air vehicle ( MAV ) that can harvest energy from baron line of descent , which could lead to importantly farsighted surveillance missions . The aircraft would even have the power to transform into inconspicuous object , like an “ innocent small-arm of trash hanging from the cable . ” This would be achieve using subsist engineering science for collapsible wing and “ sliding skins ” that would allow the fuselage to change shape .
Naturally , the notion of landing on a magnate pipeline is riddled with challenges . For starters , the machine could easy cause a run of spark that would give away its billet . Despite these challenges and the admission that the whole construct is “ flaky , ” the AFRL is plan on conducting test flights in 2008 . [ New Scientist ]
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