The “Flying Beer Keg” Heads To Iraq
December 1st, 2008
The “flying beer keg,” aka the Honeywell gas-powered Micro Air Vehicle, is operational and troops have been trained. Time to party. Well, no, it’s not really a beer keg after all. It’s a spybot that will be sent to Iraq to “hover and stare” at war zone hot spots.
It’s a well known fact that hovering and staring makes people nervous. But it also collects data. The reconnaissance keg uses fans to float in the sky almost silently and send back video. The gMAV is the first of many such drones that are being developed to fight the futuristic war while also reminding us of beer.
