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  • Dale December 16, 2009 at 5:04pm
    be sure to use the special million dollar cardboard boxes.

    seriously, probably not cardboard, must be something fancy that is airtight but allows air to vent controllably on impact. wonder if the pilot would get to have an oh sheet button to deploy it.
  • Ryan December 16, 2009 at 4:10pm
    Why didn't I think of this!!!! Strap cardboard boxes to the underside of helicopters......I could be a millionaire by now.....
  • mook December 16, 2009 at 2:01pm
    Manned: Operated by, performed by.

    So it would be unmanned as long as they don't pilot it.
  • Overwatch December 16, 2009 at 12:34pm
    Then they wouldn't really be unmanned, would they.
  • Developer
    Jason Short December 16, 2009 at 11:38am
    UAVs that carry people can't be that far off no?
  • Varga András December 16, 2009 at 10:19am
    A lot of miniUAVs use inflatable baloons under their belly while landing.
  • Moderator
    Alex December 16, 2009 at 9:57am
    Perhaps I am not seeing it, but how will this be really useful to UAV's when the primary purpose of the energy absorbers are to save lives in a crash? I can see that it might usefull to protect some equipment on board a UAV, but i think its abit overkill for UAV applications.
  • Mike Bakula December 16, 2009 at 8:43am
    Link, with video...

    http://www.nasa.gov/topics/aeronautics/features/helo-droptest.html
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