Unmanned aviation: a brief history of unmanned aerial vehicles

COVER -- TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 2 BIRTH OF A CONCEPT -- CHAPTER 3 THE CONCEPT TAKES FLIGHT -- CHAPTER 4 BUT FOR ONE DISSENTING VOTE -- CHAPTER 5 TECHNICAL CHALLENGE NO. 2: REMOTE CONTROL -- CHAPTER 6 UNITED KINGDOM -- CHAPTER 7 THE MANY ROOTS O...

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Main Author: Newcome, Laurence R. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Reston, VA American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics [2004]
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Summary:COVER -- TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 2 BIRTH OF A CONCEPT -- CHAPTER 3 THE CONCEPT TAKES FLIGHT -- CHAPTER 4 BUT FOR ONE DISSENTING VOTE -- CHAPTER 5 TECHNICAL CHALLENGE NO. 2: REMOTE CONTROL -- CHAPTER 6 UNITED KINGDOM -- CHAPTER 7 THE MANY ROOTS OF AVIATION -- CHAPTER 8 REGINALD DENNY AND THE RADIOPLANE COMPANY -- CHAPTER 9 DELMER FAHRNEY AND THE FIRST UCAV -- CHAPTER 10 COLD WAR, HOT MISSIONS -- CHAPTER 11 VIETNAM: THE COMING OF AGE -- CHAPTER 12 ISRAEL -- CHAPTER 13 ENDEAVORING TO ENDURE -- CHAPTER 14 UNFUELED AND UNMANNED -- CHAPTER 15 UAVs TODAY: A SNAPSHOT -- CHAPTER 16 FUTURE HISTORY -- APPENDIX A SIGNIFICANT DATES IN UNMANNED AVIATION -- APPENDIX B NOTABLE PERSONALITIES IN UNMANNED AVIATION -- APPENDIX C MUSEUMS WITH UNMANNED AIRCRAFT -- APPENDIX D NOTABLE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- SUPPORTING MATERIALS
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (vii, 172 Seiten) Illustrationen
ISBN:9781600868894

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