«A Predator surveillance drone flown over the U.S. border in Texas costs the Department of Defense $3,234 per flight hour» Brad Lockwood. The Militarizing of Local PoliceАрхивная копия от 16 апреля 2017 на Wayback Machine // «Forbes» от 30 ноября 2011
«officials said the accident rate has fallen as flying hours have shot up. All told, 55 have been lost because of equipment failure, operator errors or weather. Four were shot down in Bosnia, Kosovo and Iraq; 11 were lost in combat situations, like running out of fuel while protecting troops under fire» Drones Are Weapons of Choice in Fighting QaedaАрхивная копия от 11 ноября 2018 на Wayback Machine // «The New York Times» от 16 марта 2009
«In a November 2008 incident, a mission crew at Kandahar Air Field launched a Predator on a windy day. Just five minutes into the flight, with the aircraft still above the sprawling American mega-base, the pilot realized that the plane had already deviated from its intended course. To get it back on track, he initiated a turn that—due to the aggressive nature of the maneuver, wind conditions, drone design and the unbalanced weight of a missile on just one wing—sent the plane into a roll. Despite the pilot’s best efforts, the craft entered a tailspin, crashed on the base and burst into flames.» Nick Turse. The 'Crash and Burn' Future of Drone WarfareАрхивная копия от 27 октября 2014 на Wayback Machine // «The Nation» от 17 января 2012
«A Predator surveillance drone flown over the U.S. border in Texas costs the Department of Defense $3,234 per flight hour» Brad Lockwood. The Militarizing of Local PoliceАрхивная копия от 16 апреля 2017 на Wayback Machine // «Forbes» от 30 ноября 2011
«officials said the accident rate has fallen as flying hours have shot up. All told, 55 have been lost because of equipment failure, operator errors or weather. Four were shot down in Bosnia, Kosovo and Iraq; 11 were lost in combat situations, like running out of fuel while protecting troops under fire» Drones Are Weapons of Choice in Fighting QaedaАрхивная копия от 11 ноября 2018 на Wayback Machine // «The New York Times» от 16 марта 2009
«In a November 2008 incident, a mission crew at Kandahar Air Field launched a Predator on a windy day. Just five minutes into the flight, with the aircraft still above the sprawling American mega-base, the pilot realized that the plane had already deviated from its intended course. To get it back on track, he initiated a turn that—due to the aggressive nature of the maneuver, wind conditions, drone design and the unbalanced weight of a missile on just one wing—sent the plane into a roll. Despite the pilot’s best efforts, the craft entered a tailspin, crashed on the base and burst into flames.» Nick Turse. The 'Crash and Burn' Future of Drone WarfareАрхивная копия от 27 октября 2014 на Wayback Machine // «The Nation» от 17 января 2012
