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Learn to design, build, and pilot custom drones from inexpensive parts with this step-by-step guide. Covers safety, mechanics, drone design, and assembly, as well as the basics of aerospace engineering. Learn how to add video transmitters, GPS, first-person view, virtual reality goggles, and personalized features to your creations. Also includes a walk-through of the FAA licensing process, and takes a look at advanced concepts such as artificial intelligence and autonomous flight.

Drones are a Modern Engineering Marvel! In this engaging title, readers will explore the history of drones from hot air balloons to radio-controlled aircraft to today's unmanned aerial vehicles. Reginald Denny and his development of radio-controlled planes for the US military is featured, and a colorful infographic shows the parts of a drone. Readers will learn how different types of drones work and see the future of drones from weather monitoring to delivering packages! A timeline, a glossary, and an index supplement historical and color photos. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

This book introduces readers to the history and future of flying robots.

"Drones and flying robots are used for all kinds of work, like disaster relief, farming, taking photographs, and more. Discover fascinating facts about drones--from who invented them to their future potential--in this up-close look at cutting-edge technology!".

"A photo-illustrated book for elementary readers about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones. Describes the history that led to today's drones and the what makes a drone a robot or simply a remote control plane. Explains their role today and possible future applications in the military, commercially, and for fun. Includes Q&A feature, glossary, index, and further resources"--.

"The MQ-1 Predator drone served the U.S. military well for over two decades. The flying robot's early missions were surveillance and reconnaissance. But in time, the drone became armed with Hellfire missiles for attack missions. This STEM-aligned title shows interested readers robots that don't stay grounded"--Provided by the publisher.

This book guides readers through some of the endless possibilities available for the use drones in the classroom.

"The first drones only appeared in the 1960s, but now they are flown by every branch of the military. Learn how drone pilots can locate and destroy targets on the other side of the world, and discover how the remarkable rise of military robots will change warfare for ever"--Provided by the publisher.

"In the public imagination, drones are tools of the military and law enforcement. However, there are many sectors in which government at all levels, local, state, and federal, has the potential to leverage drone technology. In this book, readers will be exposed to the history of drone use, as well as currently developing and theoretical future uses of drones ... from scientific surveys, to enforcing statutes and environmental regulations on public lands, to helping with traffic management, weather analysis, disaster response, and search and rescue"--Provided by publisher.

Get a crash course in military drones, which explains the science and technology behind one of today's most polarizing topics.