 Later, he would try to apply the "Telekino" to projectiles and torpedoes but had to abandon the project for lack of financing.The first remote-controlled model airplane flew in 1932, and the use of remote control technology for military purposes was worked intensively during the Second World War, one result of this being the German Wasserfall missile.By the late 1930s, several radio manufacturers offered remote controls for some of their higher-end models.