A Criminal Gang Used a Drone Swarm to Obstruct an FBI Hostage Raid

Re:A Criminal Gang Used a Drone Swarm to Obstruct an FBI Hos... by wlll on Friday May 04, 2018 @08:13AM (#16993919)

I've always wondered if that was a realistic way of taking a drone down, it seems the risk to the birds from the spinning propellers would be substantial.

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Re:A Criminal Gang Used a Drone Swarm to Obstruct an FBI Hos... by greedo on Friday May 04, 2018 @09:52AM (#16994597)

Peregrine falcons hit their prey after a stoop (dive) of over 200MPH. They can handle it. Plus, you can train the birds to avoid the blades; these are apex predators for flight.

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Re:A Criminal Gang Used a Drone Swarm to Obstruct an FBI Hos... by samfisher83 on Friday May 04, 2018 @11:02AM (#16995051)

Those propellers will cut you up pretty bad. Are eagle talons stronger than human flesh?

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Re:A Criminal Gang Used a Drone Swarm to Obstruct an FBI Hos... by djrogers on Friday May 04, 2018 @11:32AM (#16995340)

Yes, considerably stronger. They are one of the most deadly tools in the animal kingdom in fact.

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Re:A Criminal Gang Used a Drone Swarm to Obstruct an FBI Hos... by greedo on Friday May 04, 2018 @03:24PM (#16997450)

The falcons hit their prey with their talons, at 200mph. Figure a Peregrine weighs 2-3lbs, that's a lot of force. Raptor talons are pretty tough.

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