B.F. Skinner proposed the use of pigeons to guide bombs, and after testing they turned out to have a 55% success rate and they pecked within a quarter inch of the target on screen(don't know how that translates to precise accuracy though).
Other wartime projects shelved it, and after a brief revival the idea was replaced by electronics in 1953.
Is it possible for him, or anybody else, to develop the idea early enough to be used in WW2 or before?
It has two main flaws, only useable during the day and it's only as good as the optics system since the birds have to see the target to peck it.
Other wartime projects shelved it, and after a brief revival the idea was replaced by electronics in 1953.
Is it possible for him, or anybody else, to develop the idea early enough to be used in WW2 or before?
It has two main flaws, only useable during the day and it's only as good as the optics system since the birds have to see the target to peck it.