SUAS Study Guide

1) How is an Unmanned Aircraft different from an Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS)?

• The Unmanned Aircraft is an Unmanned Aircraft System

• The Unmanned Aircraft is a component of the Unmanned Aircraft System

• An Unmanned Aircraft is for commercial use whereas an Unmanned Aircraft System is for public safety

• Unmanned Aircraft are drones and Unmanned Aircraft Systems are more complex Unmanned Aircraft

What parts/elements of an unmanned aircraft system is incorrect?

• The air vehicle(s) or the Air Vehicle Element

• The Human Component or the Critical Mission Element

• The customer

• The data link(s) or the Communication Element

Why use an Unmanned Aircraft System?

• Dull, Dirty, Dangerous, Duration, or Economic reasons

• Distant, Small, Dangerous, Hobby, Research, Time Critical, or Cheap

• Aircrew Training, Air Transport, Medical Evacuation, or Covert Surveillance

• Nuclear and Biological Monitoring, Aerial Photography or Cargo Airlift

1) What technologies paved the way for the birth of unmanned systems?

• Radio control

• Flight and Flight Stabilization

• Autonomous navigation

• All of the Above

Who invented radio control?

• Nikola Tesla

• Abe Karem

• Paul MacCready

• Archibald Low

Who is Abe Karem?

• Ryan Aero Engineer who worked on data links and electro optical cameras for the Fire Fly System

• An American Aeronautical Engineer, was the founder of AeroVironment (AV) and the designer of the human-powered aircraft, solar challenger

• The Israeli Engineer who emigrated to the US and invented the AMBER, later selling his invention to General Atomics who developed Predator

• None of the Above

What is Project Fox?

• The Naval Aircraft Factory’s project to build a remote-control assault drone capable of carrying a torpedo

• The first mass produced unmanned aircraft for military uses

• High speed ultra-stealth UAV capable of Mach 4 speeds

• Drone helicopter built by the Gyrodyne Company for shipboard operations

Match the aircraft with the classification. HALE

• Global Hawk

• Predator

• Scan Eagle

• Shadow

• Raven

Match the aircraft with the classification. MALE

• Global Hawk

• Predator

• Scan Eagle

• Shadow

• Raven

Match the aircraft with the classification. TAV

• Global Hawk

• Predator

• Scan Eagle

• Shadow

• Raven