= Predator =
=== The Secrets of the Drone Revolution ===
==== Richard Whittle, 2014 - 623.7469 WHI Beaverton Library ====

Much about development and operation.
 .Abraham Karem, Israel-born aviation engineer, originally designed drones for Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) as decoys for Syrian radar.
 .p25 Albatross RPV technology demonstrator, inverted V tail, 105 lb empty 95 lb fuel, very high fuel fraction for endurance
 .p27 3h35m flight test, could have remained airborne for 48 hours
 .p29 Yale's Neal Blue (1933?) and Linden Blue (1934)
 .p42 Blue bros purchase GA Technologies in 1986 $55M, start developing unmanned drones
 .p49 GA shows 340 pound 120 mph drone flying missile, '''Leading Systems''' (Karem) shows Amber RPV
 .p66 GA purchases Leading Systems in 1989, including Gnat 750 design (750mm wing width at root)
 .p83 new drone: 500 pound payload, 1100 mm (43 inch) wing root, 26 foot fuselage, 49 foot wing span, graphite epoxy composites, Austrian 4 cylinder [[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotax_912 | Rotax 912 ]] piston engine 80hp 60 KW 1211cc, compression ratio of 9.1:1