Unmanned aircraft system simulation

<p>Unmanned aircraft system simulation focuses on training pilots (or operators) to control an <a href="/facts/Unmanned_aircraft/qt87T19t">unmanned aircraft</a> or its payload from a control station.  <a href="/facts/Flight_simulation/IdLNhr1V">Flight simulation</a> involves a device that artificially re-creates aircraft flight and the environment in which it flies for pilot training, design, or other purposes. It includes replicating the equations that govern how aircraft fly, how they react to applications of flight controls, the effects of other aircraft systems, and how the aircraft reacts to external factors such as air density, turbulence, wind shear, cloud, precipitation, etc.
</p><p>Manned simulation is used for a variety of reasons, including <a href="/facts/Flight_training/Jb5H1bX7">flight training</a> (mainly of pilots), the design and development of the aircraft itself, and research into aircraft characteristics and control handling qualities. Unlike manned simulation, unmanned aircraft system (UAS) simulation does not involve a pilot aboard the training device.
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Unmanned aircraft system simulation