unpiloted

adjective

un·pi·lot·ed ˌən-ˈpī-lə-təd

: having no pilot on board

an unpiloted aircraft/flight

They argue that the future belongs to unpiloted submersibles …—

David Malakoff

Examples of unpiloted in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Then, Boeing ran into numerous technical issues, resulting in a major fuel leak during ground testing, an aborted unpiloted test flight to the space station in 2019, and further delays caused by valve corrosion. —

Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 5 June 2024 The latest delay was a familiar setback for the hard-luck Starliner, which has suffered a steady stream of frustrating complications since an initial unpiloted test flight in 2019 was derailed by software problems and communications glitches. —

William Harwood, CBS News, 21 May 2024 During an initial unpiloted test flight in December 2019, a software error prevented the ship's flight computer from loading the correct launch time from its counterpart aboard the Atlas 5. —

William Harwood, CBS News, 7 May 2024 The second official launch, also unpiloted, came in May 2022 and was a success, Boeing said at the time, with the Starliner reaching and docking at the space station and safely returning and landing back on Earth. —

Leah Sarnoff, ABC News, 6 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for unpiloted

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