Remote Control Drone (or UAV - unmanned aerial vehicle), be controlled by radio, was developed from 1930 by United Kingdom, that's the first shape of modern drones. To the 1960s, drones was integrated camera and served in the Vietnam war. For now, drones has been integrated complex system of weapons. Beside using for military, remote control drone is also used for civilian purposes like delivery, filming or photography,....
So, if a plane has a man inside but he does not do anything to control the plane, is the plane called drone or UAV. Of course not, because simply there is still appearance of human on the plane. A drone must be able to do everything but never needs a man in cockpit. It even does not have cockpit.
And to do that, they have to develop very complex remote control systems. At higher level, if developing a drone that can self fly and no need any intervention of human, it's much more difficult. Because of this reason, ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) divided drone into 2 types:
But, model aircraft is ancestor of UAV, and airplane too. It has been created from hundreds years abo with purpose of testing flight capacity. Few smaller model aircraft is purchased by those who love airplanes for entertainment and satisfying enthusiast. And most of them is controlled by hand controllers. Few others are controlled by complex computer systems but not only hand controllers and radio wave.
So, if a plane has a man inside but he does not do anything to control the plane, is the plane called drone or UAV. Of course not, because simply there is still appearance of human on the plane. A drone must be able to do everything but never needs a man in cockpit. It even does not have cockpit.
And to do that, they have to develop very complex remote control systems. At higher level, if developing a drone that can self fly and no need any intervention of human, it's much more difficult. Because of this reason, ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) divided drone into 2 types:
- Self-propelled airplane - very expensive and complex
- Remote control drone - cheaper and more popular. Check remote control drone with camera
But, model aircraft is ancestor of UAV, and airplane too. It has been created from hundreds years abo with purpose of testing flight capacity. Few smaller model aircraft is purchased by those who love airplanes for entertainment and satisfying enthusiast. And most of them is controlled by hand controllers. Few others are controlled by complex computer systems but not only hand controllers and radio wave.