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Definition of Pilotless aircraft
1. Noun. An aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pilotless Aircraft
Literary usage of Pilotless aircraft
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ideas, Concepts, Doctrine: Basic Thinking in the United States Air Force by Robert Frank Futrell (1989)
"In his book, Modem Arms and Free Men, published in 1949, Bush pointed out that
the German Vl pilotless aircraft fired against London had been easily ..."
2. Where No Man Has Gone Before: A History of Apollo Lunar Exploration Missions by William D. Compton (1996)
"At Langley's pilotless aircraft Research Division, aerodynamicists were acquiring
important data on aerodynamic heating at speeds of Mach 10, ..."
3. The Development of Ballistic Missiles in the United States Air Force, 1945-1960 by Jacob Neufeld (1990)
"Chapter I pilotless aircraft ... in technical pursuits, the first idea put into
practice can never be perfect—and can never mean the end of the work. ..."