The "constant bearing angle" mentioned in the article is the heart of the matter. [It is also the sign of an impending collision!]
Dan Matyola *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 8:40 AM Henk Terhell <[email protected]> wrote: > Of course robber flies are 'preprogrammed' how they approach their target. > You may like to see this short video in this BBC Science & Environment > article: > https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-39219015 > > Henk > > Op 2020-06-07 om 14:13 schreef Daniel J. Matyola: > > "Their mathematic skills must be great, because I read they predict the > > traject of their preys in flight."any > > > > As a former radar intercept officer who made many visual target > approaches, > > I can assure you that experience and instinct is more effective than > math. > > Once launched, however, the air-to-air missile did rely on > > mathematical calculations, but ones performed thousands of times per > second. > > > > Dan Matyola > > *https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery > > <https://tinyurl.com/DJM-Pentax-Gallery>* > > > > On Sun, Jun 7, 2020 at 4:17 AM Henk Terhell <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Thanks John. There are > 7000 species of robber flies in the world, some > >> of them looking like wasps. > >> They sting and paralyze their victims. > >> Their mathematic skills must be great, because I read they predict the > >> traject of their preys in flight. > >> > >> Henk > >> > >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
