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The HORNET HRPV (Hybrid Remotely Piloted Vehicle) This unique aircraft was designed for a military application, in which containers of supplies were to be airlifted into combat zones where there were no existing airfields. The HRPV has vectoring winglets/propulsors which enable it to both take-off and land steeply. Ground contact is made with the four inflated bumpers. On contact, the payload is dropped and the craft lifts rapidly on its return to the supply field. This craft is capable of fully automated flight control; a ground based operator may intervene at any time, and commonly would do so at the times of take-off and landing. Some operational functions are provided through voice command, extending the capability of the ground stationed pilot. The HRPV has no conventional flight control surfaces. Instead, this 21st century aircraft uses micro-vectoring and micro-throttling to gain control in the pitch and yaw planes. The roll plane has sufficient stability as a consequence of pendulum effects and a roll gyro.
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