Not really a "market" right now (since organizations doing so would be looking for onesy-twosy orders)...but you could certainly build one-off models. Heck, it's already been done. Just avoid high winds...[ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_Pathfinder"]NASA Pathfinder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame] [ame="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NASA_Helios"]NASA Helios - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia[/ame]Let say i want an aircraft that can perform meteorological related task such as weather reconnaissance and cloud seeding. Which is more cost effective? A manned aircraft or a UAV? Is there a UAV in the market for meteorological related task?
Preference is still for manned aircraft to do the job as the pilot still needs to make a judgement callLet say i want an aircraft that can perform meteorological related task such as weather reconnaissance and cloud seeding. Which is more cost effective? A manned aircraft or a UAV? Is there a UAV in the market for meteorological related task?
Let say i want an aircraft that can perform meteorological related task such as weather reconnaissance and cloud seeding. Which is more cost effective? A manned aircraft or a UAV? Is there a UAV in the market for meteorological related task?