A 1915 patent is attributed to Dr. Henry Walden for a radio-controlled flying torpedo carried on a glider. The example arises while the panel considers how early guided weapons could appear in an alternate naval timeline. It establishes an early concept, with no claim that this was a mature service weapon. The gap between a patent and operational equipment remains essential to the comparison.
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A 1915 radio-guided flying torpedo concept
A technical aside points to a First World War-era patent for a radio-controlled flying torpedo carried on a glider.