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I don't understand why drones must inherently have limited ammunition or bomb payloads. Just make the same big beefy airplane you were going to, but instead of
by Crito 12y ago
I don't understand why drones must inherently have limited ammunition or bomb payloads. Just make the same big beefy airplane you were going to, but instead of having a human fly it by wire, have a computer fly it by wire. Outfit it with more sensors if necessary, but I suspect modern fighter jets are pretty well decked out in that department already.
The only thing I can think of is creative solutions to incoming missiles, but if that really is something that computers cannot currently do, I doubt that will remain the case for long.
- sliverstorm 12y agoI speculate that drones have limited capacity because drones are purposefully made small. Why? Because smaller means harder to see and shoot down- useful for a drone. They are more disposable than a pilot, but that doesn't mean they are cheap.
- commandar 12y agoNot all drones are small. I had the chance to get a glimpse of an RQ-4 Global Hawk being refurbished for a museum recently. The thing's practically a full size plane. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ve69jkhqxtpppv0/IMG_0608.JPG https://www.dropbox.com/s/ve69jkhqxtpppv0/IMG_0608.JPG That's with the 130ft wings removed.
- TeMPOraL 12y agoIsn't it the case that older fighter jets are retro-fitted with remote controls and used as drones for target practice?
- greedo 12y agoYes, and you used the correct term for them: targets.