This is a novel approach taken by the Dutch to deal with rogue drones in unwanted areas.
We've had some serious incidents here (Australia) where air traffic was suspended due to illegal drones during fire fighting efforts.
Eagles are big and tough, but, I wouldn't want to stick my hand into the tops of some of these large drones. When the blades are at full tilt, it is going to hurt. Seems a matter of time before that would go bad
Yes I wondered that, but watching the video they seemed to handle the smaller drones with ease.
An interesting way of addressing a problem.
They need to teach them to drop a brown trout onto the rotors. That should wreak havoc in a flash.
An eagles mating ritual is more dangerous than that......
I've seen mature Bald Eagle snatch large catfish from shallow waters of Lake O' The Pines in the middle of winter and wind chill around 20å¡F.
They may chip a talon if they grab the rotor of a large one. They are capable of being upside down and grabbing the thing in the middle of the bottom without touching a rotor.
My bet is on the eagle...........
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Holy Cow, post: 356059, member: 50 wrote: They need to teach them to drop a brown trout onto the rotors. That should wreak havoc in a flash.
You really do want the environmentalists active don't you?
Richard,
Woolcotts had one of their drones (an eBee I believe) taken and shredded by a wedge tailed eagle late last year somewhere out the back of Cressy.
It certainly pays to keep an eye out for wildlife.
All they'd have to do is train the bird to haul a small lightweight (Kevlar) net up; fly just above the drone, and drag it over the top of the rotors.
Eagle 1; Drone 0.
[USER=7509]@Seb[/USER] did the Eagle win? I gather perhaps yes.
If its not your Base getting fleeced by humans, its now big birds flying off with your modern survey equipment.
Per the urban dictionary.......brown trout = enormous deposit of feces.
I like this method---- there has to be something theraputic about hauling off the drone of a creeper
There is also some proto-types for the net concept discussed above...
The article says they're also trying the eagles to haul off the drone to a clear area. The goal is to take down drones that are over a crowd or similar location where you can't just have the drone drop to the ground.
