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    unarmed and used for intelligence, reconnaissance and surveillance (ISR) functions. With reference to conducting attacks, drones afford attackers vastly increased capabilities and dramatically expand the options available to them. ISR drones enhance the ability to verify the nature of a target before striking it with other assets, thereby diminishing the likelihood of mistaken attack.” As stated, we are currently using drones for many things but I believe that we can continue

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    The term “Drone” is a keyword to a touchy subject. There are many different types and uses for these drones though, most of which are beneficial; unfortunately, media sources report on the negatives of drones by publishing headlines like “Drone flies up to White House”, or “Drone strikes kill innocent people”. Although many try to ruin the reputation of drones, the facts and the outlook is good. The use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles are key to the future of many industries and when used right will

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    Drones are making an appearance on every street corner, science fiction movie and just about anywhere else that you can imagine. The military routinely uses these mechanical flying devices in various training situations and operative maneuvers. A drone contains the ability to move in a straight line or in a circle and remain in flight until it needs to refuel. At that point, the drone returns to the ground and waits to receive fuel before the engine can operate once again. The term ‘drone’ refers

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    about to change our lives" it's stated that, "Filmmakers are using drones... to capture footage that would... be dangerous and expensive to shoot. Action scenes... have... been filmed using helicopters... the crew sometimes performs risky maneuvers, flying very low and close to the subject being filmed. The helicopters are also expensive to rent... $10,000 per day." This statement is germane to the claim, as it shows that filmmakers (or businesses) are beginning to use drones to reduce the cost and overall

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    Ethical Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles The ethical question of the use of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) or drones have received significant attention in the War on Terror in Afghanistan, Yemen, Pakistan and Somalia. Drones have a long history of use in both combat and reconnaissance roles. The technology is advancing; however, the use of drones is documented back to August 22, 1849 (Shaw, 2014, para. 4). Since that time drones have become increasing complex and effective. Mainly used as a military

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    Military scientists have been always trying to use technology to overcome the limitations of the human nature in the battlefield. But until the invention of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles(UAV) all new inventions depended on manpower. As Vietnam was called a helicopter war, with excessive use of drones we may call Iraq and Afghanistan war as a UAV war (Wilson, 2015). As air support became crucial for every military operation, even in counterterrorism air support is the huge advantage against the insurgents. Currently

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    maneuverable video and photography at the touch of a button. If you have been paying attention, one of the latest crazes in advertisement is aerial videography. At first, you many wonder how they would get helicopters into such a tight places to acquire the footage you are viewing. Well, it’s not a helicopter that is being utilized; it’s a Quad Copter Drone. These unique remote controlled devices are taking the world by storm, being utilized as everything from a hobby to an intricate aerial photography

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    ABSTRACT Helicopter is known for being extremely challenging to fly. The helicopter flight controls enables the pilot to attain a controlled flight. The flight controls differ drastically when compared to the fixed wing aircraft. The advancement in flight controls namely fly-by-wire system has resulted in reducing the complexity of the system. The state of the art fly-by-wire system has resulted in increasing the performance and at the same time reduces the workload of a pilot. The four main controls

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    The helicopter pilots, in general, are required to be skillful in operations on both improved and unimproved surfaces. During normal or slope takeoffs and landings with some degree of bank angle or side drift with one skid or wheel on the ground causes the helicopter to roll. When the rollover happens, the lateral cyclic control response becomes more sluggish and less effective than for a hovering helicopter. Consequently, if a roll rate is permitted to develop, a critical bank angle may be reached

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    The eruption of the Korean War brought the abrupt requirement for the expansion of aviation. Helicopters and the Army were very limited in their capabilities, acquisitions of aircraft, laws in place, and industry could not keep up with the demand. These limitations ultimately were overcome because the need was required during the war. Army Aviation saw expansions of their force structure and how operations were conducted on the battlefield. The Aviation Center at Fort Rucker, Alabama was created

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