Peter Cairns Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 You can find a fun clip on here. flight. It's a small UAV over Brisbane being attacked by some crows. it does raise what I think is an interesting asymetrical issue.... Could low tech forces like Syria use birds of prey against small tactical UAV's. Peter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Yeah. Right up till I put superglue and razorblades on the wings. Pretty good vid though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Cairns Posted November 21, 2006 Author Share Posted November 21, 2006 Lars, For the Syrians the hawk is as expendable as the UAV is to the US, oh and given that it would be light tactical, I wouldn't want to hand launch one with superglue and razorblades on it.... Peter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kettler Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Peter Cairns, Remarkable! Would've been even better with telephoto lens on camera and CAVU, though. The issue it raises is intriguing, and I can well believe that both raptors and birdstrikes could readily down a light UAV operating within the normal flight envelopes of raptors and non predatory birds alike. Seems to me the trend toward micro UAVs would only make the problem worse. Regards, John Kettler 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lars Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Originally posted by Peter Cairns: Lars, For the Syrians the hawk is as expendable as the UAV is to the US, oh and given that it would be light tactical, I wouldn't want to hand launch one with superglue and razorblades on it.... Peter. Yeah, but how long does it take to train a hawk? A lot longer than it takes to put together another model airplane. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Cairns Posted November 21, 2006 Author Share Posted November 21, 2006 Lars, True, but from the low tech perspective, you have few options and given the choice between using hawks or letting the US or whoever pick you off with real time aerial intelegence, what would you do. I know in Vietnam the US played about with converting .50 Brownings to fire fechettes as a way of suppressing fire from river banks. I suppose a Degtyarev 14.5mm, could be made into an anti tactical UAV super shotgun, or a Russian 32mm auto grenade launcher. Peter. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdstrike Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 I can well believe that both raptors and birdstrikes could readily down a light UAV Well, I cannot speak for the reptiles, but I assure you I couldn't down a UAV, even if I wanted to - unless they let me take over the FC remote... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abbott Posted November 21, 2006 Share Posted November 21, 2006 Originally posted by birdstrike: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />I can well believe that both raptors and birdstrikes could readily down a light UAV Well, I cannot speak for the reptiles, but I assure you I couldn't down a UAV, even if I wanted to - unless they let me take over the FC remote... </font> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdstrike Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Originally posted by Abbott: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by birdstrike: </font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />I can well believe that both raptors and birdstrikes could readily down a light UAV Well, I cannot speak for the reptiles, but I assure you I couldn't down a UAV, even if I wanted to - unless they let me take over the FC remote... </font> 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luderbamsen Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 That's false advertising! I read the headline and thought I'd see an unmanned aerial vechile facing off against a remove weapons station on a Humvee, not a bloody bird! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwolf Posted November 22, 2006 Share Posted November 22, 2006 Direct link: http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2006/11/21/210744/video-when-the-birds-strike-crows-attack-aerovironment-raven-uav-on-test-flight-over-brisbane.html 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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