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Indeed this is footage, but this is far from the world's first. Fun watch.
by photoGrant 3y ago
Indeed this is footage, but this is far from the world's first. Fun watch.
- consumer451 3y agoThis is the first one that I’ve seen involving a fixed wing craft.
- EchoChamberMan 3y agoThere have probably been a few we haven't seen. A better title might be 'first recorded footage.'
- iAMkenough 3y agoThere have probably been a few recordings we haven’t seen.
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- EchoChamberMan 3y agoUnquestionably. And?
- iAMkenough 3y agoAnd: “first recorded footage” might not be an accurate title either.
- EchoChamberMan 3y agoNo, it might not. But as I said, it "might" be. Clearly accurate would be "recorded dogfight footage," even more accurate might be "recorded dogfight footage with a fixed wing craft." As another poster mentions though[1], I'm not even sure this qualifies as dog-fighting since one craft rams another. It seems like more of a kamikaze attack. The grandparent comment only states "fixed wing," but includes no suggestions or improvements. They also make the argument with what is effectively "In my experience..." which is rather poor evidence, as it fails to leave out the near infinite other possible experiences people have. Maybe they meant to say "Out of the 1000s of videos I've seen of UAVs fighting, this is the only one with a fixed wing craft," but they left that part out. The only plausible explanation I have for the original title is clickbait. Criticism is easy; constructive criticism is harder. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39454199 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39454199