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On 25 September 2022, it was proposed that this article be moved to Drone (unmanned aerial vehicle). The result of the discussion was Withdrawn.

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Classification of medium UAVs

There's an oddity in the difference between "small" and "medium" UAVs in the table in the article. Small are defined as <2m and medium as >5m. Are there NO drones in the middle?

Looking at the citation, it appears that the classification is done by weight rather than size. So should the article reflect this? The quote is:

"The medium UAV class applies to UAVs that are too heavy to be carried by one person but are still smaller than a light aircraft. They usually have a wingspan of about 5-10 m and can carry payloads of 100 to 200 kg."

Chris55 (talk) 15:21, 30 March 2024 (UTC) Chris55 (talk) 15:21, 30 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Drone redirects

FYI, drone redirects are being discussed at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 June 24 -- 64.229.90.32 (talk) 02:23, 25 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"Drone"

we should explain what this ORIGINALLY is (Drone (bee)) --Mateus2019 (talk) 17:11, 24 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No. We don't need to refer to a bee in an article about UAVs. Ndunruh (talk) 15:11, 16 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I agree it does not need to be referred to, but it should probably be disambiguated? DecFinney (talk) 09:44, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That is taken care of at Drone. If someone has reached this page, I don't think they are looking for the bee. Donald Albury 17:06, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

sorry. yes. i agree now. DecFinney (talk) 18:30, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]