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<\/p>\nDrones are extremely common these days. And whenever the word \u2018drone\u2019 appears, I bet my bottom dollar that 7 out of ten people will relate it to recreational drones that are used for photography and videography.<\/p>\n
Little did they know that drones are more than just that. These days, drones are used widely in commercial areas and military purposes too.<\/p>\n
Before we go any further, it is important to establish that the term \u2018drone\u2019 actually refers to any unmanned aerial vehicle, which means the pilot is actually not on board of the vehicle.<\/p>\n
Let\u2019s see how drones have evolved when it was first used until now on, what is the physics behind them that enable them to fly and the modern application of drones throughout industries.<\/p>\n
Do you know that the first recorded Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) usage was actually to bomb a city?<\/p>\n
That\u2019s dark.<\/p>\n
In the first Italian War of Independence, Austrian forces sieged the city of Venice after the latter revolted. Austrian soldiers then attacked the city of Venice with unmanned balloons filled with explosives.<\/p>\n
Some of these Austrian Balloons were successful, but a number of them blew back and bombed the Austrians\u2019 own lines, so the practice did not become widely adopted.<\/p>\n
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The first unmanned aircraft was created 16 years after the flight of the Wright\u2019s brothers. The drone, called Ruston Proctor Aerial Target. There are few prototypes that were developed through World War I, World War II and Cold War.<\/p>\n
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