When wildfires flare up, they can get out of control and engulf huge areas in a matter of minutes. And when firefighters arrive on the scene, they can only survey the situation from one place – the ground.
A team of engineers from the University of Cincinnati realized how useful it would be if firefighters could view the blaze from high above, so they set about designing and building an unmanned camera-equipped flying machine that could be easily controlled and, most importantly, would be able to comfortably withstand the extreme conditions.
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