tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263687370003026127.post3876435947366485426..comments2024-02-27T00:41:20.490-08:00Comments on Global Military Review: Iranian Shots Down of RQ-170 Sentinel Stealth Drone: The Unanswered QuestionMjaawadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11751611152136505459noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263687370003026127.post-24780480085895650522011-12-11T06:55:14.691-08:002011-12-11T06:55:14.691-08:00Just another great example of the bsng-up stellar ...Just another great example of the bsng-up stellar job the boys (girls) over at the ISAF are doing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263687370003026127.post-72016070183215524172011-12-05T18:32:36.276-08:002011-12-05T18:32:36.276-08:00The Predator UAV can be programmed to automaticall...<a href="http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app2/q-1.html" rel="nofollow">The Predator UAV can be programmed to automatically return to base if the datalink is lost.</a> Such a system would make US's life much more easier , especially knowing that only other <a href="http://www.popsci.com/military-aviation-amp-space/article/2009-09/when-drones-go-wild-air-force-shoots-them-down" rel="nofollow">option is to shot the UAV down by using USAF fighter jets</a>Mjaawadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11751611152136505459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263687370003026127.post-3851119408083918732011-12-05T18:32:24.731-08:002011-12-05T18:32:24.731-08:00A very good observation Bill.
I think UAV crash m...A very good observation Bill.<br /><br />I think UAV crash makes more sense than a shot down if are to believe that UAV has suffered "little damage" as claimed by the Iranian side. <br /><br />I believe that these highly advance UAVs may have some sort of backup Power to keep the flight computers running (just like their manned counterparts) in case of a engine failure and it had to be restarted.Mjaawadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11751611152136505459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3263687370003026127.post-41952924009597002932011-12-05T13:27:52.873-08:002011-12-05T13:27:52.873-08:00What if it lost its data link and then went into I...What if it lost its data link and then went into Iranian airspace then it just ran out of fuel and glided to a crash landing? the one thing that would make me skeptical of my own thought here is that with those control surfaces you would need power to run the computers to control the ailerons or that thing would just flop to the ground and then be found in a heavily damaged condition. <br /><br />Wild BillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com