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08 Jul 13 - 12:43 PM (#3535133) Subject: Pilotless Drones. Any Songs? From: GUEST,Fred McCormick I've been asked if I know of any songs about unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), aka pilotless drones, such as are currently used in Afghanistan. For once the query has me stumped. Would anyone out there be able to help? |
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08 Jul 13 - 01:14 PM (#3535144) Subject: RE: Pilotless Drones. Any Songs From: Q (Frank Staplin) Maybe game DVDs might have songs about pilots sitting in an armchair flying bomb-carrying drones over Lower Slobovia. I dunno. |
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08 Jul 13 - 02:13 PM (#3535172) Subject: RE: Pilotless Drones. Any Songs From: GUEST,henryp There are one or two about V1 rockets from WW2. |
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08 Jul 13 - 02:57 PM (#3535188) Subject: RE: Pilotless Drones. Any Songs From: GUEST,Triplane How I Ake for Keith and Jim It really keeps me in Flying far away from their homes My "computer aided " drones Like Quixote and Sancho Panza Tilting at windmills in evey stanza I suppose it could be worse They could wrtie it all in verse Lurking high up in ether Scoring points in evey blether Targetting only minor points Guided by no one who annoints Homing in on the target "bull" like a homing pidgeon they drool Then a terrible noise does rend As on the target they descend With hot air the cat they blooter From the comfort of their computer. They brave no face to face duel The 'lectric is their fuel. In this era of remote Their targets destroyed with a quote or a bum statistic to win the vote Her i have end this song i wrote I could drone on to the moon But cant think of a tune So here Ill have to end it Or guided epistle , will they send it TTFN BvR |
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08 Jul 13 - 03:05 PM (#3535191) Subject: RE: Pilotless Drones. Any Songs From: Q (Frank Staplin) Bound to hit the charts! |
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08 Jul 13 - 03:22 PM (#3535195) Subject: RE: Pilotless Drones. Any Songs From: GUEST,Triplane a Tom Lehrer musical style tune would suit Ty Q Rhymes with darts perhaps |
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09 Jul 13 - 07:20 AM (#3535388) Subject: RE: Pilotless Drones. Any Songs From: GUEST refresh |
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09 Jul 13 - 11:14 AM (#3535477) Subject: RE: Pilotless Drones. Any Songs From: JohnInKansas I don't seem to have any record of it, but long ago when gyroscopic autopilots first began to be almost practical as navigation instruments (1940 and before?) there was some contention over whether Sperry or Draper should be credited with the first practical navigational autopilot. Although "mechanical" instruments are used only in the more "primitive" UAV/RPV vehicles now, nearly all such vehicles must have some sort of automatic stability and navigation control, so the history of such devices remains very much a part of current practice. Popular lore, as usual uninfluenced by actual history, produced some stories attributing the invention of "the first autopilot" to a scientist(?) by the name of Tates. A couple of "songs" were known to a few engineers, or among frat rats in groups with heavy "engineering school" associations. The gist of all stories and songs included descriptions of how inadequate the Tates Autopilot actually was, and all stories and songs invariably ended with the line: "And that's why we say that he who has a Tates is lost." I can't think of anyplace to look for a record of those, so they probably must (and based on musical quality should) be considered "lost traditions;" but perhaps the theme might suggest a new original creation by someone here (?). John |
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09 Jul 13 - 09:55 PM (#3535712) Subject: RE: Pilotless Drones. Any Songs From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity Well, if they come up with one, there will be no soul in it!! GfS |
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09 Jul 13 - 10:18 PM (#3535717) Subject: RE: Pilotless Drones. Any Songs From: JohnInKansas Contrary to popular opinion among those with lesser familiarity with reality, a Remotely Piloted Vehicle (RPV) does NOT ALWAYS MEAN there are no persons onboard. The term AUV, for Autonomous Unmanned Vehicle, or UAV for Unmanned Air Vehicle are quite frequently misused to describe vehicles for which the names are not appropriate. On the FIRST DRONE development program to which I was assigned, my initial instruction was to relocate the ash tray, install personnel oxygen, and redesign the seat to accomodate a parachute for "the man who wasn't there." Vaguely similar ones appear to be still in use, although they're considered "a little odd" (?). Several (large) special mission planes that actually do carry a pilot (for unknown purposes) fly the majority of most missions under automatic controls exactly like a UAV since automatic control gives more stable flight paths more accurately correlated to true position, ... but they still need a crew to flip switches since the right time to flip depends on where they get lost. John |
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09 Jul 13 - 11:21 PM (#3535733) Subject: RE: Pilotless Drones. Any Songs From: GUEST,Guest from Sanity Well Chief, I guess you've got a lot of material to draw from...write the song! It might make 'retirement' a lot more comfortable...then 'redistribute' the royalties! Ooops there goes anti-capitalism 'liberalism' right out the window! GfS |