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Unmanned - ANSWERSNot having or needing a crew or person to operate
Aerial - ANSWERSExisting, happening, or operating in the air
System - ANSWERSA group of related parts that move or work together to perform a specific
task
Airframe - ANSWERSThe structure of an aircraft without the power plant
Fixed Wing - ANSWERSAn aircraft capable of flight using wings that generate lift caused by the
vehicle's forward airspeed and the shape of the wings
Multi-rotor - ANSWERSA UAS with more than two rotors
Computer Control - ANSWERSTo direct the actions or function of (something) using a computer
program
Radio Control - ANSWERSControlled remotely using radio signals from a transmitter
Unmanned Aerial System - ANSWERSA collection of electronics, motors, and propeller(s)
mounted on an airframe, can be controlled through a 'pilot' from the ground or increasingly,
autonomously following a pre-programmed mission
, Aerial Target - ANSWERSFirst remotely radio controlled plane in 1917, fitted with warheads
AQM-34 Ryan Firebee - ANSWERSA series of target drones developed by the Ryan Aeronautical
Company beginning in 1951, one of the first jet-propelled drones, and one of the most widely
used target drones ever built
Hewitt-Sperry Automatic Airplane - ANSWERSProject undertaken during World War I to develop
an aerial torpedo, also called a flying bomb or pilotless aircraft, capable of carrying explosives to
its target, considered by some to be a precursor of the cruise missile
Kettering Aerial Torpedo "Bug" - ANSWERSEssentially an aerial torpedo: pilotless and guided by
preset controls
Long Loiter - ANSWERSIn military flights, such as aerial reconnaissance or ground-attack aircraft,
the loiter phase is time the aircraft has over a target
Queen Bee - ANSWERSBritish Royal Navy developed a primitive, radio-controlled UAV which
could be landed for future reuse and could reach speeds of 100 mph (160 km/h)
RQ-1 Predator - ANSWERSBuilt by General Atomics and used primarily by the United States Air
Force (USAF) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), initially conceived in the early 1990s for
aerial reconnaissance and forward observation roles, the Predator carries cameras and other
sensors but has been modified and upgraded to carry and fire two AGM-114 Hellfire missiles or
other munitions
RQ-2 Pioneer - ANSWERSWas placed aboard Iowa-class battleships to provide gunnery spotting,
its mission evolving into reconnaissance and surveillance, primarily for amphibious forces,
developed jointly by AAI Corporation and Israel Aircraft Industries.