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pilotless aircraft ThesaurusNoun | 1. | pilotless aircraft - an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote controlradio-controlled aircraft, droneheavier-than-air craft - a non-buoyant aircraft that requires a source of power to hold it aloft and to propel it |
pilotless aircraft
pilotless aircraft[′pī·lət·ləs ′er‚kraft] (aerospace engineering) An aircraft adapted to control by or through a preset self-reacting unit or a radio-controlled unit, without the benefit of a human pilot. pilotless aircraft Predator tactical unmanned aerial vehicle.An aircraft, such as a drone, not piloted by a human, but usually flown by a preset or self-reacting device or radio commands. Also referred to as an RPV (remotely piloted vehicle), a UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), or a UCAV (uninhabited combat aerial vehicle).AcronymsSeeP/Apilotless aircraft Related to pilotless aircraft: UAVSynonyms for pilotless aircraftnoun an aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote controlSynonyms- radio-controlled aircraft
- drone
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