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August 13, 2011 04:30 am GMT

Video: Lockheed's "Samarai"  Drone Spins Like A Maple Seed

081111-maple-drone-800Anyone who lives near a deciduous forest knows the joy of the maple seed, or as we called them when we were kids, helicopters. Their single wing spins the seed, slowing its descent — so why shouldn't a similarly-designed wing be able to spin faster and actually fly upwards? Lockheed Martin has demonstrated a new drone platform, not quite a nano air vehicle but still simple and light, that does just this.Check out the video inside.

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