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Old 7th Dec 2011, 21:16
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Lima Juliet
 
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Drone, drone, DRONE!

Oh, FFS, it's not a flippin' drone. Drones were so-called for their fixed pitch noise as they flew past for anti-aircraft "ack ack" training and also for being called the De-Havilland Queen Bee like this one below:



So drones are dumb target aircraft for surface to air practise or even air to air (like Jindivik or QF-4s).

RQ-170s are Remotely Piloted Air Systems (RPAS) or Unmanned Air Systems (UAS) and not a "drone" - although, this one may have been shot down so it might be deemed a "drone" after all

Lesson over

LJ
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