Bird Robot

Impressive advance in robotics, Markus Fischer, head of Corporate Design at FESTO, has presented in Edinburgh a robot that imitates the flight of a bird, to the point that due to its lightness it manages to fly, the truth is that the level they have achieved is impressive, given that this achievement is an interesting advance

Obviously not related to commercial aviation (I don’t see Airbus giving its passengers these movements), but for thousands of biotechnology, forestry,… projects.

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Build an airband receiver

As many of you know, lately I’m getting closer to the world of aviation, and as is obvious my “gadget” is being reoriented towards various new topics.

What is the Air Band?

   The air band is a radio frequency between 118 and 136 MHz, which are reserved for aircraft communications and control centers, the VHF spectrum is used given the clarity of the signal. For commercial and private aviation, communications are carried out unencrypted and can be captured by any device prepared for it.

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