The Controlled Impact Demonstration (CID) was a joint research project by NASA and the FAA to test a survivable aircraft impact using a remotely piloted Boeing 720 aircraft. <br /><br />http ://www(dot)dfrc(dot)nasa(dot)gov/gallery/movie/CID/HTML/EM-0004-02(dot)html <br /><br />This shows that as far back as 1984, they were able to fly airplanes from takeoff to landing by remote control. <br /><br />More information from: <br /><br />http: //www(dot)pentagonresearch(dot)com/097(dot)html
