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Re:Unmanned aircraft flies in UK civil airspace by lucaspiller on Friday October 16, 2015 @04:49AM (#10398162)
I see this more as reducing the risk for current air freight, think an emergency delivery to a ship or oil rig in severe weather conditions.
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Re:Unmanned aircraft flies in UK civil airspace by phillc73 on Friday October 16, 2015 @06:38AM (#10398495)
Current generation drones don't handle severe weather conditions very well.

Even larger military drones, such as the well known Predator, have severely limited crosswind components.

http://middleeast.about.com/od/usmideastpolicy/a/predator-ua...

"According to the Project on Government Oversight, the Predator "cannot be launched in adverse weather, including any visible moisture such as rain, snow, ice, frost or fog; nor can it takeoff or land in crosswinds of greater than 17 knots.""

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