Maybe the time scale doesn't have to be *that* fast. Simply scale up "eagle cam"'s aerial
virtuosity

http://animal.discovery.com/converge...29.15073148073

to NASA's
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/n...-061-DFRC.html

It would be interesting to hear if this idea went any further. And fun to imagine it's use
in soaring.

--Sarah


Shawn wrote:
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Makes me think of adaptive optics used to correct for atmospheric
turbulence degrading the image generated by large telescopes. The
medium the telescope is adapting to is the same, so I imagine the time
scale is similar to what an adaptive surface of a sailplane would need.
Could be kinda heavy equipping the wing with all those actuators though.
:-o

Shawn