Drones
Subtitle: an illustrated guide to the unmanned aircraft that are filling our skies
By: Martin J. Dougherty
Publisher: Metro Books
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
ISBN-13: 9781435161016
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Drone aircraft; Airplanes; Radio control; Automated vehicles; Remotely piloted Vehicles
Description: "Drones are found in the airspace throughout the world and are more popular now than ever before. [This book] explores the history behind unmanned aircraft,  explains how they work and features the most well-known military and civilian drones in action today. It features everything from the armed and deadly MQ-9 Reaper, the long endurance RQ-4 Global Hawk to the small hand-launched Cropcam and the Remus autonomous underwater vehicle." --
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Military drones: Introduction ; Combat drones ; Extremely long-endurance drones ; Long endurance reconnaissance drones ; Medium-range reconnaissance drones ; Rotorcraft drones ; Transport and utility drones ; Small reconnaissance drones ; Cruise missiles; title: Non-military drones: Introduction ; NASA drones ; Agriculture and wildlife drones ; Underwater drones; Experimental unmanned vehicles ; Space drones ; The future.