no, there was not advanced enough equipment for autopilot to take place. it requires the use of a computer, which back then they simply did not have. even autopilots these days aren't very smart, you need tell it where to fly, how fast to fly, how high to fly, vertical airspeed ect...
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she was a pilot , but she was also a nurse in World War 1 and was also a cook.
plastics, automatic switchboards, glass tubing, conveyor belts & concrete mixers.
The war was fought in the skies of WW1 using airplanes equiped with two machine guns on the lower wing in the middle, placed in front of the pilot.
Yes, World War I saw the use of automatic weapons, although they were not as advanced or widespread as in later conflicts. The most notable examples include the Maxim machine gun, which was used extensively by both sides and significantly influenced trench warfare. Additionally, early forms of automatic rifles and submachine guns, such as the Browning Automatic Rifle and the MP18, were introduced toward the war's end, marking a shift in infantry tactics.