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Operations => Aerospace Education => Topic started by: FARRIER on March 29, 2010, 07:14:26 PM

Title: Air Force Report Envisions a Broader Use of Drones
Post by: FARRIER on March 29, 2010, 07:14:26 PM
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/24/business/24drones.html?_r=1
Title: Re: Air Force Report Envisions a Broader Use of Drones
Post by: flyboy53 on April 02, 2010, 01:31:24 AM
Pretty neat stuff. The Air Force just recently graduated its first class of UAV "pilots;" 24 cadets at the Air Force Academy. They received a new design of pilot wings.
Title: Re: Air Force Report Envisions a Broader Use of Drones
Post by: FARRIER on April 12, 2010, 06:54:40 AM
(http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/090930-F-1001M-001.JPG)

A little background on the design of the wings.

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-03/new-era-military-aviation-gets-new-set-wings

Describing what Flyboy1 spoke about.

http://www.defencetalk.com/uav-pilots-usaf-academy-graduates-24856/
Title: Re: Air Force Report Envisions a Broader Use of Drones
Post by: SarDragon on April 12, 2010, 07:50:19 AM
Yay, Farva!
Title: Re: Air Force Report Envisions a Broader Use of Drones
Post by: Pumbaa on April 12, 2010, 10:16:46 AM
Ya gotta love Farva!