Easy Street
Indeed. Instead of going from definition to definition: "Unmanned/Uninhabited, Air vehicle/Air system" etc. and spewing acronyms, the basic concepts should have been better elucidated in a consistent manner.
As you know the term "drone" was used by many in the past to mean unmanned target, even though these systems were frequently ground ( or air) controlled.
The usage of the term has thus been in confusion for 80 years plus, however in the early 70's it seemed to be getting sorted. Then popular usage smothered the distinction with RPV, and thus we are fighting an uphill battle to address a nation largely getting its opinions on the subject from so called Hollywood SF movies, a seemingly left-wing public broadcaster and the tabloid press.
I agree its pointless barking like a dog after a departing bus, but at least we can still air our unfettered opinions in some fora, such as this, and get some audience exposure.
Last edited by Haraka; 10th Oct 2015 at 13:01.
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