Drone or UAV?

[Garandman]

According to sources I have, some military UAVs are also flown via a preloaded computer program especially if the mission is just photo recon. Depending on where they are located some drones are controlled by a pilot for takeoff and landing, but at some point a program takes over.
Others, depending on the mission again, are controlled locally for takeoff and landing and then handed over to a "pilot" at another location for the flying of the mission.

You can program a flight path and waypoints for my Phantom 3, a $1,000 product. You cannot program camera operation, though, at least not now.

Some small hobby drones support two controllers so that one person can the unit while the other manipulates the camera.

 

[bigtiller]

I think it is all biased based hype.

If one wants to get our attention and possibly teach us to hate or fear them, they call it a drone.

If one wants to get us interested enough to educate ourselves and maybe buy one, it is called a UAV

 

[MMagis]

I think it is all biased based hype.

If one wants to get our attention and possibly teach us to hate or fear them, they call it a drone.

If one wants to get us interested enough to educate ourselves and maybe buy one, it is called a UAV

This. ^^^
The word drone is used because it's the popular term right now and it gets more attention. A lot of the "drones" out there are nothing more than remote controlled helicopters.

 

[davesl708]

UAV is any aircraft without a human on board. Drones are craft that fly a preset course. A Tomahawk missile is a drone.
All aircraft controlled by a ground operator are Radio Controlled Aircraft.

Drones sound more cool and is easier to say.:thumbsup:

 

[Garandman]

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