1 ene 1917 año - First UAV Torpedo the Kettering Bug
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Charles Kettering invented the unmanned Kettering Aerial Torpedo, nicknamed the “Bug” in Ohio.
The Bug used a system of pre-set internal pneumatic and electrical controls to stabilize the aircraft. When the Bug reached a pre-determined distance, the engine would stop, wings would detach, and the Bug would fall from the sky.
It carried 180 pounds of explosives
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1 ene 1917 año
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