The term 'drone' long precedes the Pentagonese moniker 'UAV'. I think it originates with the de Havilland Queen Bee of the late 1930s, a radio-controlled conve

The term 'drone' long precedes the Pentagonese moniker 'UAV'. I think it originates with the de Havilland Queen Bee of the late 1930s, a radio-controlled conversion of the Tiger Moth trainer. With metalwork replaced by wooden components on account of their expected short lifespans, as they were used for gunnery training.