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U.S. Army turns real Blackhawk into coolest R/C helicopter ever

• dvice.com
 The Optionally Piloted Black Hawk (OBPH) was developed for Sikorsky's Manned/Unmanned Resupply Aerial Lifter (MURAL) Program, and is intended for use during resupply missions in areas that are difficult to reach with fixed wing aircraft. The chopper still has regular controls inside so it can be flown by onboard pilots during more critical missions, which I expect means those with human soldiers on board. I get spooked enough riding the driverless monorail at JFK Airport, so I can't imaging asking a soldier to ride in a huge helicopter being piloted by some guy in the ground with a R/C controller. Let's just hope that he checked the batteries in the thing before take off.

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