Advanced one-of-a-kind Helicopter Stolen

[MrPopup]

http://www.globes.co.il/serveen/glob...asp?did=740083

Sources inform ?Globes? that Steadicopter's pilotless helicopter prototype was stolen on Saturday-Sunday night. Unknown parties broke into Steadicopter's Kfar Maccabi plant, and stole the helicopter, but not its computer software or the money in the office.

Steadicopter is collaborating with Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) on the project. Steadicopter claims its pilotless helicopter is the first of its kind in the world.

[IPK]

uh cool i guess

[$5 submissions]

Sounds very innovative and definitely needed given the recent spate of helicopters being shot down in combat.

[loverboy]

first of the kind? no wonder one will steal it.

[WiredGuy]

How does one steal a helicopter? This thing is supposedly pilotless so it wasn't flown out and these aren't the lightest pieces of machinery. If it uses the GPS as a guidance system, they can't track it?

WG

[Tala]

"Yes ladies and gentlmen, we have built a state-of-the-art pilotless helicopter.....What's that?......No Sir, we are not worried about it being stolen, it's a helicopter, they're too big to steal....No Sir, since we aren't worried about it being stolen, we haven't bothered to wire the place, just lock the doors at night is all. Like I said, Sir, it's too big to steal....now moving along to the next part of our tour....."

[VeriSexy]

I bet China will buy it.

[MattO]

shit, I guess I better take it back

[WiredGuy]

Originally posted by Tala
"Yes ladies and gentlmen, we have built a state-of-the-art pilotless helicopter.....What's that?......No Sir, we are not worried about it being stolen, it's a helicopter, they're too big to steal....No Sir, since we aren't worried about it being stolen, we haven't bothered to wire the place, just lock the doors at night is all. Like I said, Sir, it's too big to steal....now moving along to the next part of our tour....."

[EZRhino]

[Plan9]

Originally posted by WiredGuy
How does one steal a helicopter? This thing is supposedly pilotless so it wasn't flown out and these aren't the lightest pieces of machinery. If it uses the GPS as a guidance system, they can't track it?

WG

Good question...it said they didnt steal its computer software, either. Id think that be neccesary to even use the thing? I mean...if you're gonna steal the helicopter, why NOT take the software as well?
*shrug*