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They might use rotating wings to fly instead of jet turbines, but yes. EDIT: To make things clearer, the word Missile is quite old, and predates rockets. missi
by speeder 1y ago
They might use rotating wings to fly instead of jet turbines, but yes.
EDIT: To make things clearer, the word Missile is quite old, and predates rockets. missile is any object that is propelled somehow to hit a target. So even a stone launched from a sling by a caveman is already a missile. The other guy mentioned precision guided missiles though... and he is still correct in the word usage there.
- Dylan16807 1y agoI don't know, I'd say once you reach a certain amount of control over your flight path you stop being a missile. An aircraft isn't really "projected toward" something.
- Retric 1y agoCruse missiles have a great deal of control over their flight. “Kamikaze aircraft were pilot-guided explosive missiles, either purpose-built or converted from conventional aircraft.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamikaze https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamikaze However, the distinction is usually applied where aircraft become missile’s when the attack can no longer be aborted.
- Dylan16807 1y agoIf I look at the number of 90 degree turns a cruise missile can make and compare it to an airplane I wouldn't rate it very highly. > However, the distinction is usually applied where aircraft become missile’s when the attack can no longer be aborted. So for a quadcopter that's a pretty negligible amount of time. And not all that much for tiny planes either.
- Retric 1y agoThe SM-62 Snark had a 10,000km range so presumably thousands of 90 degree turns were possible. What the actual guidance software could do may have limited it.