Comment on U.S. startup nails flight test of a drone built for hypersonic speeds

• Simulation6@sopuli.xyz ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You’re right, but it seems like a poor word for it, not specific enough. Might as well just call it a machine. Drone should be reserved for small and cheapish uavs. Above that they would just be uav and then things like this would be unmanned aircaft.

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  • vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Drone has been used for unmanned full sized aircraft since at least WW2. The first flight of the Interstate TDR was in 1942.

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  • acosmichippo@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Drone should be reserved for small and cheapish uavs.

    why? drone is not a specific term either.

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