Thread: Navy Completes Shipboard Testing of Full Sized Drone Helicopter
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Default Navy Completes Shipboard Testing of Full Sized Drone Helicopter
On 12/25/2014 1:52 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 25 Dec 2014 12:24:32 -0500, Wayne.B
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http://www.livescience.com/49259-navy-helicopter-drone-tests.html

I doubt these will be man rated any time soon but for cargo or as a
weapons platform they look very promising.
Of course, if being overrun and killed or going for a ride on a drone
are the options I think I would take my chances with the drone, man
rated or not.

I do wonder if they use some kind of beacon on the deck of the ship to
assist landing, maybe IR or some other, fairly low range and focused
beam.



I don't think they are ever intended to be man rated. Sorta blows the
whole concept.


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