| remotely piloted vehicle [ri`mōt·lē ¦pī·lǝd·ǝd `vē·ǝ·kǝl] AEROSPACE ENGINEERING A robot aircraft, controlled over a two-wave radio link from a ground station or mother aircraft that can be hundreds of miles away; electronic guidance is generally supplemented by remote control television cameras feeding monitor receivers at the control station. Abbreviated RPV. |