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AllCommiesRFascists t1_j8kyrfk wrote

> Removing the cockpit will do little to nothing to improve performance.

This is laughably wrong. No cockpit means better aerodynamics and stealth, more payload capacity, fuel capacity, etc

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Borrowedshorts t1_j8kzxyv wrote

You still have to think of economies of scale, performance, flexibility, etc. High quality drones are still far from being produced in the numbers necessary to hit scale economies, and until that happens, optionally manned aircraft will be the way to go.

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