The following picture, released by the Bundeswehr (German for Federal Defense Forces) during the Berlin’s ILA (International Aviationand Aerospace Exhibition) 2012, shows a “Mikado” quadrotor micro-drone hovering in front of a German Army CH-53.
The zoom effect of the lens make the two aircraft appear much closer than they really are: if they were really that near each other, the chopper rotor wash would blow the Mikado down…
Image credit: Bundeswehr
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the zoom effect of a 400mm lens make them appear even closer!
