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The blades are light and thin plastic that go fast but don't have a lot of inertia so especially for small drones don't do much damage when grabbed even by soft tissue like human hands. Combine that with the fact that eagle beak and talons are super thick, hard, and tough and it probably doesn't feel a thing.
N = 4 blades
m = 0.05kg each
L = 0.15m blade radius
Rot. speed = 6000 RPM
Omega = 6000 * (2pi/60) = 628 rad. per second
Inertia for thin rod from axis:
I = N * (1/3) * m * L^2
= 0.0015 kg*m^2
Kinetic energy:
K = (1/2) * I * omega^2
= 296 joules
That’s like the energy of a somewhat large caliber firearm. Or maybe the energy of a football tackle or very hard-hit baseball or golf ball concentrated entirely into your arm.
A drone propellor can definitely open you up. I had a line of moderately deep but clean cuts down my pinkie.
It healed fast and didn't require any medical treatment, but it bled for a bit.
It was from a failed catch in very windy weather. My drone was heavier than most, around 800 grams if I recall. A 250gram drone might be a different story as they require less lift, but you never know.
I'm convinced they'd cut straight through your eye though, don't underestimate those props.
Yeah, I've been nicked too. At the same time, finger skin and tissue is pretty soft and eyes even softer (ophthalmologist residents sometimes practice on grapes!). Rugged leather or canvas gloves are probably plenty of protection for most small drones, and those are probably nothing compared to an eagle's beak given that they can bite with a force of nearly 1,000 pounds, and other birds can crack nuts or peck holes into trees without damaging their beaks.
wouldn't matter that's an eagle! could have katanas for rotary blades. that bird is powered by freedom and cannot be stopped! if it were bald it wpuld have double the freedom power.
It never went away. I just finished a fascinating book, H is For Hawk. Don't remember the name of the author but it's all about training a goshawk, among other life challenges.
Well all the drones have to do is to detonate their payload and the falcon is fucked.
Works well with perhaps airport security where its just nosy nanceys but not much else.
The future is going to suck so fucking hard. Humans back on horses, training falcons to take down drones, cobbling together ‘technology’ to fight against an AI robot army.
No not at all, I am sure the big ones will already chop talons off! This is a horriable idea for anyone that is trying to train a bird to do this. I have a friend that had to have two fingers reattached from an rc plane. Can’t imagine big drones are much different.
fun fact: this eagle was trained by his majesty abdul aladeen because drones kept taking pictures of him having relations near open windows.
(I like to lie but then again if we believe the story the OP is selling us might as well have fun with it)
I read about something like this in a Neal Stephenson fictional story. I think part of the challenge was training the birds, who often form a very close relationship with a single handler.
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I do not think you need to train them very much. Source: watched a bald eagle in the wild try to snatch my buddies drone out of the sky.
Feel like the eagle at the end was like "where the fuck is my God damn treat?"
I hate this plastic noise maker... taste like plastic... no bone inside or out!
Same thing with crows, watched them try to attack my drone once, had to land it real fast
At first I read “cows” and was completely confused by your comment…
Flying cows? Birdy, birdy in the sky dropped some whitewash in my eye, i'm not sad, i don't cry, i'm just glad that cows don't fly
I've had seagulls swoop my drone several times, all birds are reactive to drones from what I've seen
friendly fire will not be tolerated.
Aren't the blades injuring the eagle? I'm confused how they tackle it
The blades are light and thin plastic that go fast but don't have a lot of inertia so especially for small drones don't do much damage when grabbed even by soft tissue like human hands. Combine that with the fact that eagle beak and talons are super thick, hard, and tough and it probably doesn't feel a thing.
You, good sir or madam, have never seen a drone injury in your life, have you? Even a 40gr drone may open your hand if handled poorly.
So you’re telling me that I can grab the blades with my penis, right? **Nice**
Instructions unclear. Dick stuck in rotor.
Instructions unclear. Dick stuck in eagle.
N = 4 blades m = 0.05kg each L = 0.15m blade radius Rot. speed = 6000 RPM Omega = 6000 * (2pi/60) = 628 rad. per second Inertia for thin rod from axis: I = N * (1/3) * m * L^2 = 0.0015 kg*m^2 Kinetic energy: K = (1/2) * I * omega^2 = 296 joules That’s like the energy of a somewhat large caliber firearm. Or maybe the energy of a football tackle or very hard-hit baseball or golf ball concentrated entirely into your arm.
This is very good work, thanks, I'll reflect on those numbers.
A drone propellor can definitely open you up. I had a line of moderately deep but clean cuts down my pinkie. It healed fast and didn't require any medical treatment, but it bled for a bit. It was from a failed catch in very windy weather. My drone was heavier than most, around 800 grams if I recall. A 250gram drone might be a different story as they require less lift, but you never know. I'm convinced they'd cut straight through your eye though, don't underestimate those props.
Yeah, I've been nicked too. At the same time, finger skin and tissue is pretty soft and eyes even softer (ophthalmologist residents sometimes practice on grapes!). Rugged leather or canvas gloves are probably plenty of protection for most small drones, and those are probably nothing compared to an eagle's beak given that they can bite with a force of nearly 1,000 pounds, and other birds can crack nuts or peck holes into trees without damaging their beaks.
wouldn't matter that's an eagle! could have katanas for rotary blades. that bird is powered by freedom and cannot be stopped! if it were bald it wpuld have double the freedom power.
I believe that’s a Golden Eagle. So basically think of a Mountain Lion… Now put wings on it… Golden Eagle.
You can stop them with your own hands
>You can stop them with your own hands You can do a lot of things if you don't worry about skin being shredded to the bone
don't try that on an fpv, seeing that thing saw through a branch about the same thickness as my finger gave me a lot more respect for it
Some you can, but some will cut you up like you're made of cheese and blood.
Don’t really want combatants shooting at birds of prey.
If it's Americans even the dogs won't be spared.
Uh sir we shoot kids not freedom.
Yeah I can see. Those kids' souls have freedom from their bodies.
Falconry is back.
Finally
It never went away. I just finished a fascinating book, H is For Hawk. Don't remember the name of the author but it's all about training a goshawk, among other life challenges.
Well all the drones have to do is to detonate their payload and the falcon is fucked. Works well with perhaps airport security where its just nosy nanceys but not much else.
Look how badass he looks at the camera in the end.
He knew exactly what he was doing
THE EAGLES ARE COMING!!
Shut your mouth Pippin!
Fly you fools!
Soon we'll have eagles with ultra lightweight kevlar and cameras
Eagles with frkkin' lasers attached to their heads
The future is going to suck so fucking hard. Humans back on horses, training falcons to take down drones, cobbling together ‘technology’ to fight against an AI robot army.
Suck? This sounds like fun to me!!
Narrator: "It wasn't."
You should read *Termination Shock*
Terminator comes first, then Dune.
Next aid package: US ships 100 eagles to Ukraine.
Well trained
Return to tradition
Was it trained to neutralize drones in the 70's? Seriously, what's up with this vintage footage look?
It was an artistic decision by the filmmaker, clearly
This is really old. I’d guess about 10 years
Now if they were trained to retrieve the SD card, that would be next level.
Well now they’ll just make the blades razor sharp. I don’t think this works well for any bird.
No not at all, I am sure the big ones will already chop talons off! This is a horriable idea for anyone that is trying to train a bird to do this. I have a friend that had to have two fingers reattached from an rc plane. Can’t imagine big drones are much different.
Can’t those props take a leg out??!
Bird is like Dikembe Mutombo with wings…
fun fact: this eagle was trained by his majesty abdul aladeen because drones kept taking pictures of him having relations near open windows. (I like to lie but then again if we believe the story the OP is selling us might as well have fun with it)
The bomb drone in question:
So people out here just playing Pokémon huh
Why does this footage look like it's from 30 years ago, but the drone looks like stuff from the past 10 years?
But why
An old solution to a modern problem.
I want
Load up the mecha firehawk!
At the end he was like: "Eow Eow fuck this drone!"
Fuck yo rotors! Fuck yo motors!
Wait till the drone is equipped with PKM then, the only eagle in the sky will be those drone
Eagle turns to the camera: is this your drone punk?
Now give them blades at the feet. And call castle stromwind
Ya, take that, AI.
The eagle is a drone. r/birdsarentreal /s
Did that bird just tell me to "Eat a dick"?
After the commercials we have a story about drones that have been trained to neutralize nosy eagles.
I mean if they try to use trained eagles to neutralise drones on the battlefield.. They are going to need a lot of replacements
Using million old birds to take out today’s technology
I read about something like this in a Neal Stephenson fictional story. I think part of the challenge was training the birds, who often form a very close relationship with a single handler.
Drone on drone violence.
Peter Griffin: “Aw crap it’s busted. And I bet it is completely traumatized.”
They should use these in Ukraine
That’s civil war right there
Its over when it tries to neutralize the IED drone