Posted on Jul 13, 2018
The Air Force Valkyrie Drone, a Sidekick for Human-Piloted Planes, Will Fly This Year
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Just when I was seriously looking at what I would need to do to become a drone pilot if/when I get back in, now they're gonna be side-kicking manned birds.
The Air Force Valkyrie Drone, a Sidekick for Human-Piloted Planes, Will Fly This Year
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USAF had a Valkrie bomber back in the ‘50’s or ‘60’s...
Built (IIRC) two prototypes... one crashed & burned and the other went away.
Built (IIRC) two prototypes... one crashed & burned and the other went away.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
Sgt Wood, correct, it was the 1950s and here is a picture of the XB70, Valkyrie, which was capable of Mach 3 speed at 70,000 Feet and had 6 engines. The never became operational especially as You mentioned after the crash of one of the two prototype. The X before the B in the aircraft designation was for Experimental as it never went beyond that stage in production.
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SMSgt Lawrence McCarter
SSgt (Join to see) - That's kind of what I thought also, there is quite a resemblance for sure !
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A rational intermediate step before attempting a launch and forget drone piloted by AI
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We still have pilots for remotely piloted drones. And I am not sure about this, don't pilots already have enough to manage up there?
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Lt Col Charlie Brown heh, the way they're going, they're going to have to accept anyone & everyone that ever thought about being a pilot. Sad, I know.
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