Why can’t they be piloted like drones, and wouldn’t that make them more flexible in designs since they don’t need to worry about space for pilots/gforces?
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Not a pilot or in the airforce, but I have heard a similar explanation from one.
If I remember correctly, the problem with remote controlling a drone aircraft is the response and connection timing. It’s not 1 to 1 response timing, it’d feel delayed, and it could cost a lot of money and resources(cause drones aren’t exactly cheap to make) which would be an issue if it crashed. Now thats not to say that human lives aren’t worth more than that: they are worth more than anything. But we’re talking about something that isn’t consistently reliable and most pilots are usually manning aircrafts that are consistently reliable, hence why pilots are in the aircraft and not remote controlling them.
HOWEVER, this was an explanation YEARS AGO. I’m not sure myself if we’re using more of the drones or not(I haven’t been outside much). If we’re still using the manned aircrafts over the drones, the explanation above would be one of the reasons(until someone much experienced would tell you). But another thing with using unmanned aircrafts is also considering the ethical policies behind it and getting it straight for the record of what we would be using it for. And that process takes a looooong time. I mean we essentially already have a car that drives itself. It’s already invented! But the reason we aren’t seeing more of it already is because we have to answer the questions that’d matter most. For example, this question:”in the event of a car crash, despite claiming how safe the unmanned vehicle is, who would take responsibility? The engineer? The car company?”
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