Flight is an element of science that never cease to pique our imagination. From as early the Wright's Kitty Hawk built in 1903 to space cruising shuttles, flight had redefined how we live our lives today. Over a century, we, humans have perfected the art of flying and had liberally used the aircraft for every task we could conceive. In the contemporary era, aircrafts had spurred the rise of globalization and is the fastest mean of transportation yet. We have broken the sound barrier, but not human error. Planes must be piloted by man, thus, causing flights to be subjected to fatal risks of mistakes. Enter the UAV.
The UAV stands for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, or simply known as drones. This concept is pioneered and made practical by the US military and since then, UAV's potential seemed limitless and experts believed that UAV's will replace the role of pilots in commercial airlines in the future. It is apparent that the UAV will redefine flight, in both civilian and military roles, putting an end to the liability of deaths caused by human error and made queues in airports the thing of the past.
The world today is moving at a pace we could never have foreseen and movement is what drives such a pace. Airplanes move people, goods and ideas around the world while taking less time than any other mode of transportation known to men. Frankly, aircrafts made the world a smaller place, yet despite the speed of aircrafts, safety and the access to them is insufficient for our growing world. The UAV will provide the world with a solution to these concerns. By having an electronic computer and a controller on the ground, safety is assured for those boarding them. In the military, the UAV, when put into active service, will cut the air force pilots mortality rate to zero for they will control their aircraft oceans away from the cockpit. Drones could be the future of surveillance for it could be flown in hostile territories without risking the life of the pilot. The possibilities are endless.
In the development of every technology, according to Neil Postman, has its consequences. There will always be those who prevailed victorious and those who faltered. The UAV is no exception. Unmanned aircrafts allowed virtually anyone to control them, thus, when in the wrong hands, could lead to catastrophic repercussions. With UAV's, the Osama Bin-Laden (deceased) could detonate both the twin towers and the Pentagon at ease. In peacetime, interference to microwaves using to command the drones could be interrupted by the sun spots, which would cause a temporary EMP that will send the drone plunging down to the ground.
