brief History of unmanned aerial vehicles
In the beginning, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were ridiculous. They were an idea first patented during the Civil war. The intent was to have a hot air balloon travel across enemy lines and drop bombs on unsuspecting slave owners. However, due to forces (hint: keyword) caused by wind, rain, and other weather patterns made the first experimentation with unmanned aircraft an unsuccessful (and sometimes grievous) time.
Skip a few decades ahead and you'll find the artistic folk had taken over as the leaders in UAV utilization and advancement. By 1881, the first aerial photograph was taken with almost no malicious intent. Fast forward again and you'll come to 1930 when the British Navy discovered how to create a primitive radio controlled UAV. This device was called the 'Queen Bee' and was able to fly at speeds up to 100 mph. However, due to its lack of cargo space and short transmission range, it provided little use except for target practice.
In the 21st century, UAVs substantially improved with market presence and use. Businesses and organizations today use small sized UAVs to carry out tasks that typically would be time consuming, arduous, and possibly dangerous. With the improvements of technology, materials, and strategy, companies are now able to use UAVs to do things like efficient crop dusting, film making, search and rescue, geological surveys, and environmental monitoring in a way that could never be done before. The efficiency of materials, time, and resources have made UAVs become an integral part of progressive technological information gathering.
Skip a few decades ahead and you'll find the artistic folk had taken over as the leaders in UAV utilization and advancement. By 1881, the first aerial photograph was taken with almost no malicious intent. Fast forward again and you'll come to 1930 when the British Navy discovered how to create a primitive radio controlled UAV. This device was called the 'Queen Bee' and was able to fly at speeds up to 100 mph. However, due to its lack of cargo space and short transmission range, it provided little use except for target practice.
In the 21st century, UAVs substantially improved with market presence and use. Businesses and organizations today use small sized UAVs to carry out tasks that typically would be time consuming, arduous, and possibly dangerous. With the improvements of technology, materials, and strategy, companies are now able to use UAVs to do things like efficient crop dusting, film making, search and rescue, geological surveys, and environmental monitoring in a way that could never be done before. The efficiency of materials, time, and resources have made UAVs become an integral part of progressive technological information gathering.