▲ 56 ▼ U.S. startup nails flight test of a drone built for hypersonic speeds (interestingengineering.com) submitted 8 months ago by Innerworld@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 12 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] snooggums@piefed.world 10 points 8 months ago (3 children) That is what a drone is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz -1 points 8 months ago (2 children) You’re right, but it seems like a poor word for it, not specific enough. Might as well just call it a machine. Drone should be reserved for small and cheapish uavs. Above that they would just be uav and then things like this would be unmanned aircaft. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago Drone has been used for unmanned full sized aircraft since at least WW2. The first flight of the Interstate TDR was in 1942. permalink fedilink source parent [–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago Drone should be reserved for small and cheapish uavs. why? drone is not a specific term either. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz -1 points 8 months ago (2 children) You’re right, but it seems like a poor word for it, not specific enough. Might as well just call it a machine. Drone should be reserved for small and cheapish uavs. Above that they would just be uav and then things like this would be unmanned aircaft. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago Drone has been used for unmanned full sized aircraft since at least WW2. The first flight of the Interstate TDR was in 1942. permalink fedilink source parent [–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago Drone should be reserved for small and cheapish uavs. why? drone is not a specific term either. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago Drone has been used for unmanned full sized aircraft since at least WW2. The first flight of the Interstate TDR was in 1942. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago Drone should be reserved for small and cheapish uavs. why? drone is not a specific term either. permalink fedilink source parent