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USAF: one man to control four "Unmanned aerial vehicle"

Washington, USA – Remote-control by a single operator for four Predator remote-controlled aircraft has been successfully tested

One single pilot, four UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) under control. This is the operational future of the General Atomics MQ-1 Predator remote-control aircraft as indicated by US Air Force, which already performed the first trials with more than satisfying results. Three airplanes stay in flight close to each other in the battlefield nearby the target, while one of the platforms is controlled to perform...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 127878
Rome, Italy, 09/29/2005 09:09
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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