Drone History

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Question 1

What common aviation term, referring to a male honeybee, was adopted in the 1930s to describe pilotless target aircraft?

Question 2

Which legendary Serbian-American inventor patented a radio-controlled robotic boat in 1898, pioneering unmanned robotic vehicle guidance?

Question 3

What Chinese consumer electronics company founded by Frank Wang in 2006 grew to dominate over 70% of the global commercial drone market?

Question 4

Which ready-to-fly consumer quadcopter released by DJI in January 2013 revolutionized the consumer aerial photography industry?

Question 5

Which French electronics manufacturer released the smartphone-controlled AR.Drone quadcopter at CES in 2010?

Question 6

What Marilyn Monroe milestone is tied to drone history before she was discovered by Hollywood in 1944?

Question 7

What unmanned aerial reconnaissance aircraft developed by General Atomics in the 1990s became the primary medium-altitude drone of the US military?

Question 8

What is the primary technological advantage of a multi-rotor quadcopter configuration over conventional fixed-wing model airplanes?

Question 9

Which automated drone logistics company pioneered autonomous commercial blood and vaccine parachute delivery in Rwanda starting in 2016?

Question 10

What weight threshold established by the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) requires recreational consumer drones to be registered?

What common aviation term, referring to a male honeybee, was adopted in the 1930s to describe pilotless target aircraft?