Thought folks might like this.( Original post by Ken Wycherley)

When Drones Go Rogue In Friendly Skies,

How Do We Bring Them Home?

An advanced fly-by-wire system capable of landing grossly damaged unmanned aircraft—demonstrated on video saving a plane missing 80 percent of one wing—is key to solving one of unmanned flight’s biggest problems

By Eric HagermanPosted 09.01.2010 at 11:00 amhttp://www.popsci.com/sites/all/themes/albert/images/icons/popsci_icons.png); background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; display: block; float: left; height: 14px; width: 14px; background-position: -158px -53px; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; ">1 Comment

Wing Ejected A shrunken F/A-18 target drone equipped with a new, advanced fly-by-wire system was able to return home safely after losing up to 80% of one wing. Rockwell Collins

See rest of article and video here:

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-09/when-drones-go-rogue-friendly-skies-how-do-we-bring-them-home

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Alex Arevalo September 1, 2010 at 2:05pm

Looks like that would be in unfriendly skies. Still, Rockwell-Collins is doing some good work.
100KM

crystal garris September 1, 2010 at 12:53pm

just need to add anti-paradox crumple zones .

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