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Originally Posted by TheMentat
Until it lands upside-down!  |
It has been done. Remember, water is a fluid medium, just like air. More dense, of course, but the UAS quad/rotary wing designers (some of the really bright folks) have already designed UAS that "fly" in water and in air.
The big problem is communicating with the UAS even in very shallow water. The other problem is cameras don't like to get wet. Water proofing the air vehicle is easy.
When I was in uniform I ran the AUVSI Student UAS competition. The universities that competed ran the gamut, but the kids were uniformly talented, driven and willing to think in ways I could not.
Lily is just the beginning.