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Timeline of UAV's
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The Montgolfier Balloon.
Created by the Montgolfier brothers, this balloon was able to fly without the need for pilots. It is the starting point for the whole family of UAV's that we know today. -
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Building UAV's
The timeline of the developement of basic UAV drones. -
Building the UAV
John Stringfellow and William Henson join together with the steam engine to craft a proppeler driven aerial vehicle called the Aerial Steam Carriage. This tests failed as it's engine was too heavy to support itself, however, this aided the transition from gliding planes to engined aircraft. -
American Radar Balloon
In preperation for war, the Northern Union then put bombs on these. These aerostats had a radar platform, used for surveying areas, and capable of dropping fire bombs that were designed to start fires near the Southern Confederancy. -
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American Civil War
The war of American civil rights paved the way for further advancements in UAV design. -
Aerial Target
A man named A.M.Low attempted to create the first 'Powered' balloon capable of self-sustained flight, his work was made use of in the American Civil war, were the Union Army Balloon Corps was created. -
Flying?
A 'stringfellow' model steam plane was flown along a wire-guide inside the Crystal Palace of London. Witnesses say that it could propel itself and only used the wire to prevent crashes. -
Aerodrome # 5
Samuel Langley successfully made a flying UAV in 1896 based off the steam engine. it was capable of flying for 3,300 feet with a maximum 100 ft altitude. -
Kettering Bug
The day the 'Flying Bomb' was developed for use by the American navy. The forerunner for many modern UAV's was the 'flying bomb' a primitive cruise missile that could be fly a preset course for 50 metres into the target. -
German UAV's?
In 1944 the Germans developed an unmanned flying bomb called the Feisler FI 103; better known as the V1 Flying Bomb, which was later seen as too dangerous and remade as a manned vehicle. -
Japanese Fire-Bombs
The Japanese put baloons in the jet stream with the intent on dropping incindiary bombs onto North America. Over 9,300 were launched. they are technically titled the Fu-Go (Balloon Bomb) -
Project 119L
Balloons are sent to spy on the Russians, results are partially successful. These are called Project Gopher and Genetrix. -
Modern Aerostat
Designs were produced for the radar aerostat system. -
Say Hello to the MQ-1 Predator
First in the family of MQ/RQ UAV's by General Atomic -
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MQ UAV Series.
The UAV series by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems. -
Meet the MQ-9 Reaper.
Larger and tougher than the MQ-1 Predator, this is an all out UAV with an amazing reconnaisance ability, as well as being able to fire missiles. -
They're Toys Now!
From their humble beginnings, UAV's have recently become available in the public as toys, some with cameras, and some without. This means that there is massive room for improvement in the future!
