swap_horiz Douglas Dragonfly Alternatives

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NASA Dragonfly

NASA’s Dragonfly is a rotorcraft spacecraft designed to explore Saturn’s largest moon, Titan. This mission utilizes inno...

Rotorcraft Nasa Planetary Spacecraft

9.9 Brilliant

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Wandering Glider

The Wandering Glider (Pantala flavescens) is a migratory dragonfly species belonging to the Libellulidae family. Also kn...

Cosmopolitan Glider Migratory Skimmer

9.7 Brilliant

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Festo BionicOpter

The Festo BionicOpter is a robotic drone designed to mimic the flight patterns of dragonflies. Developed by Festo, this...

Research Robotics Biomimetic Ornithopter

9.6 Brilliant

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Giant Darner (Anax walsinghami)

The Giant Darner, *Anax walsinghami*, is a large dragonfly species native to southwestern United States ponds and wetlan...

Southwest USA Very Large Pond Darner

9.6 Brilliant

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Dragonhunter

The Dragonhunter (Hagenius brevistylus) is a large dragonfly native to North America and the sole living member of the g...

Large North America Predator Clubtail

9.6 Brilliant

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Dragonfly Telephoto Array

The Dragonfly Telephoto Array utilizes an array of commercially available telephoto lenses to conduct astronomical resea...

Astronomy Research Telescope Cantor

9.5 Brilliant

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Dragonhunter (Hagenius brevistylus)

Hagenius brevistylus, commonly known as the Dragonhunter, is a large North American dragonfly belonging to the Gomphidae...

Large North America Predator Clubtail

9.5 Brilliant

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Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator)

Anax imperator, commonly known as the Emperor Dragonfly, is a large dragonfly species native to Europe. It’s notable for...

Blue Europe Large Darner

9.5 Brilliant

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Meganeura monyi

Meganeura monyi was a giant dragonfly that lived during the Carboniferous period approximately 300 million years ago. It...

Giant Fossil Extinct Carboniferous

9.5 Brilliant

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Meganeuropsis permiana

Meganeuropsis permiana was a giant dragonfly that lived during the Permian Period approximately 290 million years ago. T...

Giant Fossil Extinct Permian

9.5 Brilliant

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Comet Darner (Anax longipes)

The Comet Darner, *Anax longipes*, is a sizable dragonfly species found primarily in eastern United States. It’s notable...

Large Eastern USA Pond Darner

9.4 Excellent

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Common Green Darner

The Common Green Darner (Anax junius) is a large dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae, widespread across North America, Cen...

Large North America Migratory Darner

9.4 Excellent

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Beautiful Demoiselle

The Beautiful Demoiselle, scientifically named Calopteryx virgo, is a species of damselfly native to Europe and parts of...

Europe Iridescent Calopterygidae Calopteryx

9.4 Excellent

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Westland Dragonfly HR.3

The Westland Dragonfly HR.3 was a Royal Navy search and rescue helicopter produced under license from the Sikorsky S-51...

Helicopter 1950S Rescue Navy

7.3 Good

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Westland WS-51 Dragonfly

The Westland WS-51 Dragonfly was a British helicopter produced by Westland Aircraft under license from Sikorsky, based o...

Military Helicopter 1950S Rescue

7.2 Good

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Westland-Sikorsky WS-51 Mk.1A

The Westland-Sikorsky WS-51 Mk.1A was a civil transport helicopter Dragonfly with a 520 hp Alvis Leonides engine; 36 wer...

Helicopter 1950S Transport Civil

7.1 Good

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Westland Dragonfly HC.4

The Westland Dragonfly HC.4 was a casualty-evacuation variant of the Westland Dragonfly helicopter operated by the Royal...

Helicopter 1950S Raf Westland

7.0 Good

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Westland Dragonfly HR.1

The Westland Dragonfly HR.1 was a Royal Navy air-sea rescue version of the WS-51, powered by an Alvis radial engine; 13...

Helicopter 1950S Rescue Navy

6.9 Fair

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Westland-Sikorsky WS-51 Mk.1B

The Westland-Sikorsky WS-51 Mk.1B was a civil Dragonfly powered by a Pratt & Whitney Wasp Junior radial engine; 15 were...

Helicopter 1950S Transport Civil

6.7 Fair

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Westland Dragonfly HC.2

The Westland Dragonfly HC.2 was an RAF casualty evacuation version of the WS-51, similar to the civil Mk.1A; three were...

Helicopter 1950S Raf Westland

6.6 Fair