This “pictorial” Chapter presents a historical perspective on UAS starting from Ancient Greece to the beginning of the 21st Century. The best way to present the evolution of UAS over the years is through a series of figures. An effort was made to arrange these figures chronologically and most have been taken from archives and other online sources. The Chapter layout and contents are similar to Chap. 1 of [2].
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(2009). Aviation History and UAS. In: Dalamagkidis, K., Valavanis, K.P., Piegl, L.A. (eds) On Integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems into the National Airspace System. Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering, vol 36. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8672-4_2
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