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Balloon Drone

Aug 22, 1849

In 1849 Austrians attacked Venice with unnamed balloon loaded with explosives. This was the very first UAV made my Austrians.

First Camera Usage for Surveillance

1896

This was the first time UAV"s used camera for surveillance.

Drones Used in War

1911

New technology has allowed drones to be controlled many many miles away from were it is being flown.

First Major American UAV's

1916

The first drone/pilot less aircraft was made during WWII.

Kettering Bug

1918

In 1918, the u.s army created the Kettering bug ( a drone like UAV).The unmanned Kettering Bug was also intended to act as a flying bomb, but was much more successful, with the ability to hit targets 40 miles away.

Quad-copter

1920

Engineers developed quad copters to solve the problems that helicopter pilots had with making vertical flights. The first was the Omnichen 2, invented in 1920 by Etienne Omnichen.

First Drone for sale to civilians

1960

Breakthroughs in transistor technology made it for the first time, that miniaturized radio-controlled components were available to customers at a reasonable cost.

Always A Drone in The Air

1991

In 1991 there was always a drone in the air, at least one and sometimes more.

Environmental Purposes

1993

In 1993, people started using drones to monitoring climate and the environment using drones. With this technology meteorologists can better predict severe weather saving lives and property damage.

Drones Attacked Afghanistan

2001

The CIA began flying armed drones over Afghanistan as part of the war against the Taliban.

Modern Drone

Oct 21, 2001

In 2001 they came out with the a very high tech drone, the Predator is an unmistakable aircraft featuring a bulbous nose just barely large enough to house the satellite antennae underneath.

UAV's Permitted in Civilian Airspace

2006

One year after hurricane Katrina occurred, drones were used to try to find survivors after big storms/national disasters.

First Drone Permit

2006

FAA issued the first commercial drone permits. These permits lifted some of the limitations placed on consumer drones flown for recreational purposes.

First Drone Controlled by Smartphone

2010

The Parrot AR Drone was the first smartphone controlled quad copter UAV available for consumers.

Thermal Drones

2010

Infrared can make thinks that invisible to us and turn them visible so we can see them. Heat sensor or thermal drones do that also but only some sensors do it.

Amazon Drone Delivery

2013

Jeff Bezo's came up with the thought that drones could delivery packages instead of trucks. So he released a video showing is idea.

Drones In Hollywood

2014

In 2014, the FFA allowed production companies drones to be flown on set.

New/Improved Technology

2016

Parachutes are being added to drones to make them safer so if they fall they won't hit someone in the head. They are also adding light attachments to drones so people can see them coming and the people controlling the remotes will see better. November 2016 is when this idea went into play.

Drone Popularity

2016

In 2016, consumer drones are at an all time high. Drones became very popular because their are so many different kinds and different technology available.

Car Drones

2017

Land Rover partnered with the Austrian Red Cross to design a special operations vehicle with a roof-mounted, thermal imaging drone. The vehicle includes an integrated landing system, which allows the drone to securely land on top of the vehicle while the vehicle is moving.