Which UAS system had weapons added after the attacks on September 11? - Answer- Predator
What are the four essential components of a UAS? - Answer-
... [Show More] Aircraft, payload, control station, control link
Which class of UAS is limited to a Gross Takeoff Weight (GTOW) of 4.4 pounds? - Answer- Micro
What was the nickname for the long-range missile UAS that Germany deployed in the 1940s? - Answer- The Buzz Bomb
What was the original name of the UAS that was created amid the Arab-Israeli War of 1973 and saw combat during the Lebanon War in 1982? - Answer- Scout
What are the FAA's three categories of UAS? - Answer- Micro, Small, UAS
What steam-powered aircraft launched from a boat but lacked the control and guidance necessary to be deemed the first UAS? - Answer- Aerodrome
What is the upper Gross Takeoff Weight (GTOW) limit of a small UAS? - Answer- Less than 55 pounds
Who converted a U.S. Navy Curtiss N-9 trainer aircraft into the Automatic Aircraft, the first operationally capable cruise missile which would later be abandoned for a new type of flying bomb? - Answer- Elmer Sperry
In what year did the Flight Standards Service develop a UAS policy in response to new UAS applications? - Answer- 2005
What UAS was converted from a targeting drone into a reconnaissance UAS that was flown over Cuba, Korea, the People's Republic of China, and Vietnam? - Answer- The Lightning Bug
What would AeroVironment's first sUAS eventually morph into? - Answer- The Raven
What technology issue that influences the full integration of UAS into the airspace, may be alleviated by using a visual observer? - Answer- Detect and avoid technology
Which essential UAS component has subcomponents to transmit commands and telemetry between the control station and unmanned aircraft - Answer- Control Link
UAS like the Lightning Bug initially used inertial navigation system (INS) guidance. What technology did INS guidance evolve into? - Answer- Global Positioning System
Which is not an essential component of an unmanned aircraft system? - Answer- battery [Show Less]