A breathtaking display of drone technology appeared in the sky over north Texas this week as the 250th was commemorated with drone-created American images that included a flying bald eagle, the moon astronauts, and an animated bust of George Washington. The stunning feat was accomplished by reportedly 2,500 drones over North Richland Hills, Texas in honor of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence being celebrated on Saturday. North Richland Hills, which presented the display on Wednesday, is located about 10 miles northeast of Fort Worth. Videos of the event have gone viral across social media. As one drone software company described it, “Creating a system that can be flown safely and repeatedly requires a lot of clever engineering work.” Each drone is programmed by animation software to fly to a certain position based on GPS data, display a chosen color, and then move in unison with the hundreds of others in the flight path which yields the imagery. “The flight crew uses a detailed dashboard display on the ground station to prepare drones for flight and continuously monitor status,” said the software company Verge Aero. “The drones themselves carry multiple radios operating simultaneously, away from busy

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