Drones Vs. Drones

[SpiralHawk]

While the high-pitched drone of World Cup vuvuzelas raises the ire of sports fans from coast to coast (and the USA kicks forward), another kind of drone is buzzing for attention above the fruited plains...

Drones in U.S. skies?
Tremendous pressure and need to fly umanned aircraft in airspace'

June 15, 2010 - BY JOAN LOWY

WASHINGTON -- Unmanned aircraft have proved their usefulness and reliability in the war zones of Afghanistan and Iraq. Now the pressure's on to allow them in the skies over the United States.

The Federal Aviation Administration has been asked to issue flying rights for a range of pilotless planes to carry out civilian and law-enforcement functions but has been hesitant to act. Officials are worried that they might plow into airliners, cargo planes and corporate jets that zoom around at high altitudes, or helicopters and hot air balloons that fly as low as a few hundred feet off the ground.

On top of that, these pilotless aircraft come in a variety of sizes. Some are as big as a small airliner, others the size of a backpack. The tiniest are small enough to fly through a house window...

(snip...) http://www.suntimes.com/news/nation/2393868,CST-NWS-drones15.article

The drone of the vuvuzelas:


The, um, other drones:

[Taverner]

1. You forgot this kind of drone

Ironic, that this drone, the origin of the airplane kind, has no sting

[SpiralHawk]

2. Yeah, but you can kick them bitsy bee butts with a Droid

[SpiralHawk]

3. "My droid has more functions than your droid." - Luke S.

[SpiralHawk]

4. Watchout. Now it's drones Vs. droids

Holy shit.

[geardaddy]

5. You forgot this kind of drone.

(the ones tied together with ribbon)