{"product_id":"unmanned-aviation-general-publication-s","title":"Unmanned Aviation (General Publication S)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the 1990s  the author oversaw development of two of the Pentagons most advanced UAVs. As he looked at the history of unmanned planes  he noticed that each time a conflict broke out  well-intentioned American engineers would get to work on the latest unmanned concepts all but blind to the work of those who came before them. In this book  Newcome chronicles the long history of unmanned aircraft in hopes of ending the cycle of duplicative efforts. If this brief history can help prevent such reinventions of the wheel within unmanned aviation endeavors in the future  then it will have served its purpose  Newcome writes. Newcome traces the family tree of unmanned aircraft all the way back to their roots as aerial torpedoes  which were the equivalent of todays cruise missiles. He discusses the work of leading aerospace pioneers whose efforts in the area of unmanned aviation have largely been ignored by history. The book chronicles the use of unmanned aircraft in times and places where you might not expect them  such as during the Cold War  in Vietnam  and in Israel. Details on the overall trend in UAV design--for instance the recent transition from remotely-piloted planes to the ques\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44968160985141,"sku":"ByrdShop_1563476444","price":93.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781563476440.jpg?v=1770647980","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/unmanned-aviation-general-publication-s","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}