>I suspect that the major aeroplane manufacturers will have >projects somewhere for unmanned freighters, the obvious first >sector for unmanned transport flight but the litigation aspects of >the first crash will prevent them from moving off the drawing >board.
>With regard to fighter versus UAV, I have to presume that you >have never been a fighter pilot. A competent jock in an agile >fighter would be like a fox in a chicken run in these circumstances.<
Correct my friend, I'm not a fighter jock, just a jock enjoying my Cessna when I feel like it which is usually every week.
What a hoot that would be, a manned F22 dodging a swarm of UAVs
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Technology keeps moving on and I suppose one could call it progress for mankind. It will be mighty interesting over the next 50 years. All the best to you guys over there.