Unmanned Aviation - A Brief History of Unmanned Aerial Vehcles

Klappentext Newcome traces the family tree of unmanned aircraft all the way back to their roots as aerial torpedoes! which were the equivalent of todays cruise missiles. He discusses the work of leading aerospace pioneers whose efforts in the area of unmanned aviation have largely been ignored by history. Zusammenfassung Newcome chronicles the long history of unmanned aircraft. He traces the family tree of unmanned aircraft all the way back to their roots as aerial torpedoes and discusses the work of leading aerospace pioneers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Birth of a Concept; The Concept Takes Flight; But For One Dissenting Vote; Technical Challenge No. 2: Remote Control; United Kingdom; The Roots of All Aviation; Reginald Denny; Delbert Fahrney; Cold War! Hot Missions; Vietnam: The Coming of Age; Israel; Endeavoring to Endure; Unfueled and Unmanned; UAVs Today: A SnapshotFuture History; Appendix A: Significant Dates in Unmanned Aviation; Appendix B: Notable Personalities in Unmanned Aviation; Appendix C: Notable Unmanned Aircraft; Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: L Newcome, L. Newcome, Laurence R Newcome, Laurence R. Newcome
• Publisher: American inst.aeronautics
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.09.2004
• EAN: 9781563476440
• ISBN: 978-1-56347-644-0
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 230 mm x 10 mm
• Series: General Publication S; General Publication S
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Aviation and space engineering; Non-fiction book