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Old 01-20-2016, 02:58 PM
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Default Unmanned aircraft ... again?

Starting a new thread since I can't find the old ones. For those who think that unmanned cargo aircraft are in the immediate future ...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...oblems-emerge/

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Missy Cummings said it would happen in 5 years, about 4 years ago.....
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Missy Cummings said it would happen in 5 years, about 4 years ago.....
That alone is enough to ensure FedEx will be making daily deliveries to Tatooine before it replaces manned aircraft with drones.
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They'll have a crew base on Hoth but rumors will constantly have it closing.


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