The Anonymous Widower

The Ghostly Drone That Spins Almost Too Fast To See

The title of this post, is the same as this article on The Times.

This is the sub-heading.

The ‘Phantom Twist’ prototype rotates about 25 times a second while its body moves in the opposite direction — appearing as a faint haze

These two initial paragraphs add some more details.

Engineers have created a drone that almost vanishes in flight by spinning so quickly the human eye sees only a faint, translucent haze.

The body of the drone, called the Phantom Twist, rotates about 25 times a second, while its propeller spins in the opposite direction. Its inventors describe it as “morphing into a ghostly smudge that seamlessly blends into the background”.

This technology obviously works and was developed at North Western University in the United States.

This paragraph speculates on a few civilian uses.

It is, they say, intended for civilian uses. The researchers believe less conspicuous aircraft could be useful for monitoring nesting birds, surveying wilderness areas or inspecting bridges and other infrastructure without causing wildlife to scatter or prompting people to alter their behaviour.

The article then details how drones have transformed the war in Ukraine.

July 16, 2026 - Posted by AnonW | Design, Transport/Travel, World | Drones, Innovation, Invisible Drones, North Western University, Research