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By being 60m2 big? I mean, helicopters are also not being attacked by eagles, why would this kite be?


Helicopters do get attacked, not so common because of several factors like the size, flight behavior, altitude, and most importantly the engine size and placement, these birds from my observation they usually attack from behind and/or above, both are properly “protected” in the helicopters, not so much in this kite, additionally, when the pilot is flying, they usually avoid it and continue their path, the birds mostly won’t chase and lose interest, but this kite is stationary and if the bird decided that it is hostile, it will keep trying to prey on it especially when you can’t increase the altitude substantially like a normal drone.




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