Originally Posted by
on_your_six
I hereby define drone to be:
1.) Any remotely piloted or autonomous aircraft used as a target vehicle
2.) Any remotely or autonomous piloted aircraft armed with a weapons system.
3.) Any remotely or autonomous piloted aircraft flown by military or government or organizations hired by military or government for surveillance purposes.
That is as good as anybody else' definition.
Nope, the purpose of the aircraft has nothing to do with the definition of drone. Drones may be used for all of the purposes listed as well as recreational. A drone pure and simple is a remote controlled or autonamously controlled aircraft. Our model airplanes are drones.