QF-16 (F-16 Drone)

[thunder city]

http://video.boeing.com/services/player ... 4464741001

Not a good day for the future of manned aircraft. The pilot is on the endangered list it seems. This little 4 minute Boeing video is really something.... A first for a full size jet airplane. Thousands of planes that were grave yard bound, with costs in the hundreds of millions, now can be used as never before. These F-16 aircraft have been in the bone yard at Davis-Monthan for 15 years and are now being used as drones!
Scary Robotics ......think of all the other possibilities !

[stickshaker]

Well, it's been reported before

http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=56653&p=561002

And it's not new either as they've been doing it for years with older types

Eg: http://www.intelligent-aerospace.com/ar ... -qf-4.html