July 11, 2019 at 13:40Military drones
Surprisingly, the first UAVs appeared in the middle of the XIX century. The pioneers here were the Austrians. Saving from the collapse of their empire, they went to various military tricks. One of these tricks was the air attack of Venice with the help of unmanned balloons. A historical thing, in a word.
Another noteworthy story. Brilliant Tesla was still brilliant in everything. He, as it turns out, had a hand in UAV technology. True, he did not achieve much success in the field of unmanned technologies, but he nevertheless made his modest contribution to their development.
At the beginning of the XX century, development in the field of unmanned vehicles was actively carried out by Germany, which conducted large-scale preparations for the First World War. The race was picked up by the United States. The latter, by the way, produced the first real unmanned aerial vehicle - the Cutering Beetle. The aircraft had good technical characteristics and possessed the kamikaze property - at the right moment it threw off its wings and fell upon enemy positions.
To the UAV-arms race in 20-30. the young Soviet state also joined. Developed in the Leningrad NIMTI. Their glider PSN-1 was launched using a carrier aircraft and could carry one torpedo.
During the Second World War, unmanned systems developed best in the UK and the USA. By the way, the famous British woman pilot Amy Johnson was one of the first to test the properties of the Queen Bee aircraft, originally created on the principle of a radio-controlled unmanned vehicle.
After the Second World War, the main rivalry in the unmanned industry unfolded between the United States and the USSR. In 60-70, their hegemony was violated by Israel, which today is considered one of the leaders of the UAV. At the end of the Cold War, the era of the development of drones in civil aviation began, which experts assess as revolutionary for the development of all mankind.
Another noteworthy story. Brilliant Tesla was still brilliant in everything. He, as it turns out, had a hand in UAV technology. True, he did not achieve much success in the field of unmanned technologies, but he nevertheless made his modest contribution to their development.
At the beginning of the XX century, development in the field of unmanned vehicles was actively carried out by Germany, which conducted large-scale preparations for the First World War. The race was picked up by the United States. The latter, by the way, produced the first real unmanned aerial vehicle - the Cutering Beetle. The aircraft had good technical characteristics and possessed the kamikaze property - at the right moment it threw off its wings and fell upon enemy positions.
To the UAV-arms race in 20-30. the young Soviet state also joined. Developed in the Leningrad NIMTI. Their glider PSN-1 was launched using a carrier aircraft and could carry one torpedo.
During the Second World War, unmanned systems developed best in the UK and the USA. By the way, the famous British woman pilot Amy Johnson was one of the first to test the properties of the Queen Bee aircraft, originally created on the principle of a radio-controlled unmanned vehicle.
After the Second World War, the main rivalry in the unmanned industry unfolded between the United States and the USSR. In 60-70, their hegemony was violated by Israel, which today is considered one of the leaders of the UAV. At the end of the Cold War, the era of the development of drones in civil aviation began, which experts assess as revolutionary for the development of all mankind.