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To: Mad Dawgg

It would be interesting to see if we start building many small drone carriers instead of a few large ones.


16 posted on 12/13/2013 12:26:07 PM PST by GeronL (Extra Large Cheesy Over-Stuffed Hobbit)
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To: GeronL
"It would be interesting to see if we start building many small drone carriers instead of a few large ones."

I think its where we are heading. I've a BIL who is a pilot (flies gulf streams and such) and he told me if you eliminate the pilot and all his support mechanisms you increase the payload capabilities of the same aircraft by about 40%.

18 posted on 12/13/2013 12:31:58 PM PST by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)
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