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Video:1/2 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles 60 Minutes

1/2 unmanned aerial vehicles 60 minutes

(cbs) every so often in the history of war, a new weapon comes along that fundamentally rewrites the rules of battle. this is a story about a revolution in unmanned aviation that is doing just that. most people know them as drones; the air force calls them "unmanned aerial vehicles." and right now, there are dozens of them in the skies over iraq and afghanistan, hunting down insurgents, every minute of every day. they've become one of the most important planes in the united states air force - and yet, the pilot is nowhere near the aircraft or the battlefield. they are controlled by remote control, from thousands of miles away. many of the details of this weapons program are classified, but our 60 minutes team was given secret clearance and unprecedented access to bring you this story.

Video:2/2 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles 60 Minutes

2/2 unmanned aerial vehicles 60 minutes

(cbs) every so often in the history of war, a new weapon comes along that fundamentally rewrites the rules of battle. this is a story about a revolution in unmanned aviation that is doing just that. most people know them as drones; the air force calls them "unmanned aerial vehicles." and right now, there are dozens of them in the skies over iraq and afghanistan, hunting down insurgents, every minute of every day. they`ve become one of the most important planes in the united states air force - and yet, the pilot is nowhere near the aircraft or the battlefield. they are controlled by remote control, from thousands of miles away. many of the details of this weapons program are classified, but our 60 minutes team was given secret clearance and unprecedented access to bring you this story.

Video:Demotivational Poster - Aerial Photography

demotivational poster - aerial photography

you always get a better view of the terrain from above.

Video:Victoria Falls - Aerial View

victoria falls - aerial view

a natural wonder.

Video:A Lot Of Aerials

a lot of aerials

i kinda get the impression the reception is really bad here.

Video:Learn How To Do An Aerial

learn how to do an aerial

this guy is kinda gay, but his tutorial is good.

Video:System of a Down-Aerials

system of a down-aerials

this is a cool soad music video

Video:The Truth About Aerial Hunting Of Wolves In Alaska

the truth about aerial hunting of wolves in alaska

a short film on aerial hunting of wolves in alaska.

Video:System Of A Down - Aerials.mpeg

system of a down - aerials.mpeg

music video in mpeg format for the system of a down song, aerials.

Video:Boy's Room Raided -TV Aerial Interferes With Air Traffic Control

boy's room raided -tv aerial interferes with air traffic control

a schoolboy, nickie chamberlain, was surprised when government officials arrived at his bedroom and confiscated his television aerial because it was interfering with planes landing at a nearby airport.

nickie, who is 12, had used the booster device for two years to watch cartoons, music channels and big brother on his 14-inch television.

but three weeks ago an official from the office of communications (ofcom) turned up at his home claiming the £15 aerial was affecting planes landing at luton airport.

according to ofcom, pilots coming into land at the airport had lost contact with the control tower because the faulty aerial was transmitting on the same frequency as the cockpit radios.

the communication problems meant pilots landing their aircraft had to scramble to change the frequency so they could continue to communicate with the control tower.

air traffic controllers first noticed the communication problems on the flight path into luton, which is directly over nickie's house in linslade, beds., on october 6.

an ofcom engineer was sent round to the house and used a handheld device to trace the signal to the small booster aerial sitting on top of nickie's tv.

his father, dhl operations manager dave chamberlain, 46, said he could not believe a tiny aerial could affect aeroplanes flying over his house.

he said: ''we were told pilots flying over the house were losing contact with the control tower as they came into land.

''the engineer was waiting outside the house when i came home from work and told me pilots had been complaining and they had traced the signal to our house.

''i couldn't believe it and at first i thought the engineer was some sort of conman so i had to carefully check his identification and make sure he was for real.

''then we went inside and he followed the signal using a special reader to my son's bedroom and his booster aerial - i was absolutely gobsmacked.''

nickie, who lives in the three bedroom semi-detached house with his dad, brother glenn, 14 and mother erika, 42, said he was shocked to have caused so much trouble.

he said: ''when i found out what happened i was upset because i couldn't watch cartoons or the television for a while - but it's better than causing a plane crash.''

the ofcom representative ordered mr chamberlain to dispose of the aerial in the bin.

a spokesman said they had been asked to trace the signal by national air traffic control after complaints from pilots.

according to the spokesman the problem occurred because the faulty aerial started to malfunction and ''self oscillate'' - sending out a range of different frequencies.

the spokesman said: ''you essentially get a sound much like the screeching you get when you put a microphone too close to a loud speaker.

''the booster aerial was, at different stages, giving off the same frequency as the aeroplane radio and that is why the pilots were losing contact.

''our field engineers regularly work with national air traffic control and were able to trace the signal back to this little boys bedroom.

''this is obviously quite unusual.''

a spokeswoman for the nats said: ''the planes have multiple back-up communication systems and this is not something where any passengers were in any danger.

''obviously safety is our major concern.''

no one at luton airport was available for comment.

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Video:Cirque du Soleil - Aerial High Bar

cirque du soleil - aerial high bar

from their algeria show. my palms were sweating the whole time, these people defy fear. the practically impossible made to look effortless.

Video:Aerial Photos

aerial photos

a photographer for a national magazine was assigned to take pictures of a great forest fire. he was advised that a small plane would be waiting to fly him over the fire. the photographer arrived at the airstrip just an hour before sundown. sure enough, a small cessna airplane was waiting. he jumped in with his equipment and shouted, "let's go!" the tense man sitting in the pilot's seat swung the plane into the wind and soon they were in the air, though flying erratically. "fly over the north side of the fire," said the photographer, "and make several low-level passes." "why?" asked the nervous pilot. "because i'm going to take pictures!" yelled the photographer. "i'm a photographer, and photographers take pictures." the pilot replied, "you mean you're not the flight instructor?"


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