The earliest unmanned aerial vehicle

The birth of UAV can be traced back to 19 14. At that time, during the First World War, two British generals, Kader and Petrel, put forward a proposal to the British Military Aviation Society: to develop a small plane controlled by radio and without driving, so that it could fly over the enemy and drop bombs. This idea was supported by Sir Dai Henderson, then chairman of the British Military Aviation Society.

Professor a.m. Lowe is in charge of this experiment. For the sake of confidentiality, this plan was named "AT Plan". After many experiments, the research team first developed a radio remote control device. Aircraft designer Jeffrey Sir Geoffrey de Havilland designed a small monoplane. The development team installed a radio remote control device on the small plane.

Professor A.H. Law (right) was an important participant in the first unmanned aircraft.

1965438+In March 2007, the world's first unmanned aerial vehicle made its first flight test in Britain. However, shortly after take-off, the plane engine suddenly turned off, causing the plane to crash. Soon after, the development team developed a second drone for testing. After the plane flew smoothly under the control of radio for a period of time, the engine suddenly stopped.

The failure of the two experiments did not discourage Professor Luo, and he continued to develop drones. Since then, other countries have also started the research and development of drones.

Drones tested in Britain during World War I.