README: Add sentence to explain what project is

Copied from http://ardupilot.org/about page.

I randomly came across this project on GitHub, and wondered what it was.
The README just listed names like ArduPlane, ArduCopter, ArduRover,
without saying what any of these things mean.
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[![Autotest Status](https://autotest.ardupilot.org/autotest-badge.svg)](https://autotest.ardupilot.org/)
Ardupilot is the most advanced, full-featured and reliable open source autopilot software available. It has
been under development since 2010 by a team of diverse professional engineers and computer scientists. It is
the only autopilot software capable of controlling almost any vehicle system imaginable, from conventional
airplanes, multirotors, and helicopters, to boats and even submarines. And now being expanded to feature
support for new emerging vehicle types such as quad-planes and compound helicopters.
## The ArduPilot project is made up of: ##
- ArduCopter (or APM:Copter) : [code](https://github.com/ArduPilot/ardupilot/tree/master/ArduCopter), [wiki](https://ardupilot.org/copter/index.html)