In BEAM robotics, a flier is a aero-robot that functions in a atmospheric environment. They possess a driven mode of locomotion through and/or supported by the atmosphere. Fliers include various designs, but usually lie within a device class that can be delineated as aircraft, which includes any vehicle designed to move through the air (aerodynes or aerostats). A beam of light is a light ray. ... Jump to: navigation, search An aircraft is any machine capable of atmospheric flight. ... Jump to: navigation, search A humanoid robot playing the trumpet In practical usage, a robot is a mechanical device which performs its tasks either according to direct human control, partial control with human supervision, or completely autonomously. ... Saturns atmosphere is made up of hydorgen, helium and methane ... Jump to: navigation, search An aircraft is any machine capable of atmospheric flight. ... Akron in flight, 2 November 1931 An airship is a buoyant (lighter_than_air) aircraft that can be steered and propelled through the air. ...
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Helicopter : Powered rotor provides both lift and propulsion; Ultilizes differential thrust to hop toward brighter areas (aka. "Hoppers")
Plane : Aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; Usually powered via non-solar power source (such as pneumatic or battery); Solar power for control.
Blimp : Aircraft that has neutrally-buoyant balloon for lift; Solar power for control and propulsion.
USS Flier (SS-250), a Gato-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the flier, a round sunfish widely known in the United States.
Flier put in to Fremantle, Australia, to refit between 5 July 1944 and 2 August, then sailed on her second war patrol, bound for the coast of Indochina via the Lombok Strait, Macassar Strait and Balabac Strait.
Flier received one battle star for World War II service on her single war patrol, designated "successful." She is credited with having sunk 10,380 tons of Japanese shipping.
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