1918 Kettering Bug unmanned aerial torpedo - photos and video

1918 Kettering Bug unmanned aerial torpedo.

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2:24 video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNO84yh2ZxY


More:

https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Vi...l-torpedo-bug/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kettering_Bug

Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...050#post134162
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...204#post130538

The world's first smart bomb aptly named a bug Had an erratic flight path due to the gyroscopic control and the rev counter of the prop Too bad it was late in development might have made a significant contribution to WWI

I used his breaker points in my cars and motorcycles for many years.