If tests are successful, Windracers Ultra UAV will be used for research such as surveying marine ecosystems and studying glaciers
  • cyd@lemmy.worldEnglish
    6·
    8 months ago

    Pilotless drones

    Guess this is dating me, but everytime I see this I flash back to the classic rant…

    Mr. Howe! Is there any other kind of drone? You, you tell me right now. Is there any other kind of drone, drone, other than a pilotless drone? Isn’t that what a drone is, an unmanned aircraft? Don’t you check these things? Don’t you supervise the subeditors who write these headlines? Don’t you do your job?!?

    • Otter@lemmy.caEnglish
      9·
      8 months ago

      I was thinking the exact same thing at first, but I think the difference is:

      • regular plane: requires pilot, pilot is on the craft
      • drone: may have pilot, but no one is on the craft
      • pilotless drone: fully automated and managed by a network. Each drone takes off and lands without intervention

      Since regular drones have been around for a long time, maybe this story is newsworthy because it’s the third kind or something