X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 11:19:57 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from ylpvm15.prodigy.net ([207.115.57.46] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.4) with ESMTP id 887909 for lml@lancaironline.net; Mon, 19 Dec 2005 01:31:50 -0500 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=207.115.57.46; envelope-from=c177av8r@pacbell.net Received: from pimout7-ext.prodigy.net (pimout7-int.prodigy.net [207.115.4.147]) by ylpvm15.prodigy.net (8.12.10 outbound/8.12.10) with ESMTP id jBJ6V6EV027590 for ; Mon, 19 Dec 2005 01:31:06 -0500 X-ORBL: [68.120.204.149] DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; s=sbc01; d=pacbell.net; c=nofws; q=dns; h=message-id:date:from:x-mailer:x-accept-language: mime-version:to:subject:references:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=POx4GiFiRqQig78zPEMPuIErYudJnf4tKZwXyJenKzT4HQtXGAFSarRRj/dguipce MAvyzE+nCN4vP8aD0xY+A== Received: from pacbell.net (ppp-68-120-204-149.dialup.pltn13.pacbell.net [68.120.204.149] (may be forged)) by pimout7-ext.prodigy.net (8.13.4 outbound domainkey aix/8.13.4) with ESMTP id jBJ6Usc1143384 for ; Mon, 19 Dec 2005 01:31:03 -0500 X-Original-Message-ID: <43A65381.E7284010@pacbell.net> X-Original-Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 22:30:25 -0800 From: Duane Allen X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.73 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Original-To: Lancair Mailing List Subject: UAVs on NOVA References: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This does not related directly to Lancairs but I do know at least one ES builder and one Glasair builder who have/are involved in helping develop composite UAVs. da >Next on NOVA: "Spies That Fly" > >http://www.pbs.org/nova/spiesfly/ > > Broadcast: December 20, 2005 -- Repeat > (NOVA airs Tuesdays on PBS at 8 p.m. Check your local listings as > dates and times may vary.) > >The U.S. Air Force claims that unmanned aerial vehicles like the >Predator, a 50-foot-wingspan plane that flies by remote control, >have recently been successful at locating missile launchers and >tracking insurgents' movements in Iraq. These are the same UAVs that >helped eliminate terrorist threats in Yemen and Afghanistan. In the >wake of Predator's success, the military is developing an incredible >range of "smart" robotic planes, from flyers small enough to fit in >a pocket to soaring jets that fly halfway around the world. The next >generation of pilotless planes will be capable of far more than >aerial spying and in time may revolutionize the way we fight all >future wars. In "Spies That Fly," NOVA presents the latest hot >designs and reveals some newly declassified chapters from the >exciting history of airborne spying. > >Here's what you'll find on the companion Web site: > >Slide Show & Interview > > Spy Photos That Made History > A surveillance image specialist examines photographs of Iraq, > North Korea, and other political hotspots. > > Master of the Surveillance Image > Meet Dino Brugioni, formerly of the CIA, who analyzed the photos > that triggered the Cuban missile crisis. > >Interactives > > Timeline of UAVs > From Civil War hot-air balloons to today's miniature flying > robots, explore the history of unmanned aerial vehicles. > > Imaging With Radar > See what synthetic aperture radar can "see" with this picture of > Washington, D.C., taken on a snowy winter's day. > >http://www.pbs.org/nova/spiesfly/