Flying Manta

10 Jun

The German industrial conglomerate Festo created a remote-controlled flying device modeled on the Manta Ray. The Air-Ray basically a helium-filled ballonet in the shape of a manta, but what separates this from a typical party balloon is that propulsion is achieved by a beating wing. It literally “swims” in a sea of air. Take a look at how graceful it moves in the video below.

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One Response to “Flying Manta”

  1. Stose January 8, 2009 at 12:49 am #

    They need to stick to Industrial pneumatic and electric drive technology .