Well, it has happened. The X-47B, an aircraft testing the technology behind an unmanned, stealthy naval fighter, landed all by itself on an aircraft carrier on Wednesday:
As I have written before, this is a big deal. Landing on an aircraft carrier with a human pilot is hard enough. Doing so without the benefit of an actual brain is even more challenging... although, as you can see above, ultimately it's just an engineering exercise.
As I have written before, this is a big deal. Landing on an aircraft carrier with a human pilot is hard enough. Doing so without the benefit of an actual brain is even more challenging... although, as you can see above, ultimately it's just an engineering exercise.
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