Drone — Questions and answers

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Why did Archibald Montgomery Low start thinking about machines controlled from afar during the Great War?

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  1. To make flying safer by keeping human pilots out of danger. ✓
  2. To help ordinary people fly their own machines for fun.
  3. To make airplanes fly faster than ever before.
  4. To build the biggest airplanes in the world.

Answer: To make flying safer by keeping human pilots out of danger.

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What was Archibald Montgomery Low's 'Aerial Target' project trying to create?

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  1. A radio-controlled airplane for training soldiers. ✓
  2. A very fast airplane for racing.
  3. A new type of very large passenger plane.
  4. A quiet airplane that could sneak past enemies.

Answer: A radio-controlled airplane for training soldiers.

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What did Reginald Denny's Radioplane Company help to do?

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  1. Mass-produce drones that could be used as targets for military training. ✓
  2. Invent the first airplane that could fly by itself.
  3. Make Hollywood movies about flying airplanes.
  4. Create airplanes that could fly very high into the sky.

Answer: Mass-produce drones that could be used as targets for military training.

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How did early drones, like the OQ-2, mostly stay stable in the air without a pilot?

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  1. They used gyroscopes to sense and correct their flight path automatically. ✓
  2. They had very strong wings that never moved.
  3. A person on the ground watched them with binoculars and shouted commands.
  4. They were tied to long strings from the ground.

Answer: They used gyroscopes to sense and correct their flight path automatically.

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How did drones like the Ryan Firebee change the way wars were fought?

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  1. They could do dangerous jobs like spying and attacking without putting pilots in harm's way. ✓
  2. They made airplanes fly much faster than before.
  3. They were used to carry soldiers into battle.
  4. They helped soldiers find their way home using GPS.

Answer: They could do dangerous jobs like spying and attacking without putting pilots in harm's way.

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