Chinese UAV/UCAV development
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plawolf
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Something interesting from 16th Beijing Aviation Expo. Wing loong II conceptual design?View attachment 18798 View attachment 18799 ( from sunmingchi on CD )
That be a lot of missiles!
JayBird
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Good catch Deino! Forgot all about it already until you post the pic again. Looks like Chengdu already built a prototype Wing loong II or maybe had first flight already.
Good catch Deino! Forgot all about it already until you post the pic again. Looks like Chengdu already built a prototype Wing loong II or maybe had first flight already.
Maybe one of those ??? ... but what's that smaller one in the second row right to the Wing Loong ??
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JayBird
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Since China is advertising Wing Loong II on 16th Beijing Aviation Expo for export, I will expect more information and clear pictures of real Wing Loong II release to the public soon. The satellite photo is interesting but can't tell if they are Wing loong or II.
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Equation
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Could it possibly be this x-wing drone type?
Or the Dark Sword stealth drone?
AssassinsMace
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Possibly a 360 degree view UAV pilot station.
plawolf
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Not 360, just your primary frontal field of view.
The human body is not equipped and the human mind is not wired to process 360 views, and providing that will either require some sort of direct neural interface, or using up a portion of your existing natural field of view.
But regardless of how you get the additional images to the brain, I think the brain itself will be the main limitation, as one could easily get confused and disorientated if one could suddenly see all around in 360 degrees.
I think the best that can be managed is normal vision resolution in your natural field of view, with a blurry, less clear impression for where your natural vision would not normally be able to see projected into the mind via some form of neutral interface. This will help a pilot stay oriented, but also allow them to keep track of enemies outside their normal field of view without it becoming a distraction.
Although I fear the first few generations of this kind of tech will probably require implanting physical neural plugs into the head or spine of subjects, especially for demanding military applications.
But anyways, back to this specific station. Couple this with a HMS or just helmet with head tracking cues so the camera view pans with your head movement, and you are close to getting ground controllers the same visual situational awareness as pilots in the actual cockpits.
If they could resolve the lag/latency issues with long distances (via quantum entanglement perhaps?), and they will be well on their way to developing unmanned air superiority drones.
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