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		thisjepisje on Oct 26, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: RC fighter model UAV build in Jet engine 360+mph [... How is this not an unmanned aerial vehicle?

phil21 on Oct 27, 2014 [–]

Because UAV has certain connotations in normal parlance. It's like saying that strange plane you haven't seen before is a UFO. A technically accurate but useless description if you want people to understand what you mean.

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