Definition of Pilotless aircraft

1. Noun. An aircraft without a pilot that is operated by remote control.

Exact synonyms: Drone, Radio-controlled Aircraft
Generic synonyms: Heavier-than-air Craft

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pilotless Aircraft

pilot scale
pilot whale
pilot whales
pilotage
pilotages
piloted
pilotfish
pilotfishes
pilothouse
pilothouses
piloti
piloting
pilotings
pilotis
pilotless
pilotless aircraft (current term)
pilotman
pilotmen
pilots
pilous
pilow
pilows
pilpul
pilsener
pilseners
pilsenite
pilsner
pilsners
pilula
pilular

Literary usage of Pilotless aircraft

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Ideas, Concepts, Doctrine: Basic Thinking in the United States Air Force by Robert Frank Futrell (1989)
"In his book, Modem Arms and Free Men, published in 1949, Bush pointed out that the German Vl pilotless aircraft fired against London had been easily ..."

2. Where No Man Has Gone Before: A History of Apollo Lunar Exploration Missions by William D. Compton (1996)
"At Langley's pilotless aircraft Research Division, aerodynamicists were acquiring important data on aerodynamic heating at speeds of Mach 10, ..."

3. The Development of Ballistic Missiles in the United States Air Force, 1945-1960 by Jacob Neufeld (1990)
"Chapter I pilotless aircraft ... in technical pursuits, the first idea put into practice can never be perfect—and can never mean the end of the work. ..."

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