Abstract:
An anti-submarine warfare system includes an unmanned “sea-sitting” aircraft housing submarine detecting equipment, the aircraft including a body portion having a catamaran configuration adapted for stably supporting the body portion when sitting in water, the body portion including a fuselage and laterally disposed sponsons connected to the fuselage via platforms, and submarine detecting equipment housed within the fuselage and adapted to be electronically linked to sonobuoys disposed in adjacent water locations.
Abstract:
An air vehicle defining a plane of symmetry includes a pair of outboard panels which are rotatably mounted on the lifting body of the vehicle and respectively extend in opposite directions from the plane of symmetry. A control system collectively rotates the outboard panels to selectively contribute forces from the panels to the lift on the air vehicle. The control system also differentially rotates the outboard panels to control roll of the air vehicle. A pair of empennage panels are also rotatably mounted on the lifting body to establish a dihedral angle centered on the plane of symmetry. The control system collectively rotates these empennage panels to control pitch, and differentially rotates the empennage panels to control yaw, of the air vehicle. In a high speed flight regime the lifting body alone is sufficient and the outboard panels are collectively rotated to reduce drag and contribute substantially zero lift. In a slow speed flight regime, the outboard panels are collectively rotated to contribute to the lift on the air vehicle.
Abstract:
An air bag landing system for an aircraft. The landing system has an air bag assembly which is stored in the fuselage of the aircraft during cruise and which extends for landing. The assembly consists of a rigid arm with either two or three folding portions and an inflatable bag attached to the underside of the arm. The inflatable bag cushions the impact of the aircraft at landing. Actuators are provided to extend and retract the assembly.
Abstract:
A method of launching a powered unmanned aerial vehicle, the method comprising lifting the vehicle by attachment to a lighter-than-air carrier from a substantially ground-level location to an elevated altitude, wherein the vehicle is prevented from entering its flight mode during ascent, causing the vehicle to detach from the carrier while the velocity of the vehicle relative to the carrier is substantially zero, the vehicle thereafter decreasing in altitude as it accelerates to a velocity where it is capable of preventing any further descent and can begin independent sustained flight.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft einen Bausatz (104) und ein Herstellverfahren zum Herstellen eines unbemannten Luftfahrzeugs (10) mit einem maximalen Startgewicht von wenigstens 250kg, wobei der Bausatz (104) eine Rumpfstruktur (13) mit einer Auftriebserzeugungsstrukturbefestigungsschnittstelle (24) zur Befestigung einer Auftriebserzeugungsstruktur (14) und weiter eine erste Auftriebserzeugungsstrukur (14a) und eine unterschiedliche zweite Auftriebserzeugungsstruktur (14b) aufweist, wobei die erste und die zweite Auftriebsstrukturerzeugungsstruktur (14a, 14b) jeweils eine gleich ausgebildete Rumpfstrukturbefestigungsschnittstelle (25) zur Befestigung an der Auftriebsstrukturerzeugungsschnittstelle (24) der Rumpfstruktur (13) aufweist.
Abstract:
The invention discloses a hand-launched unmanned aerial vehicle, and belongs to the technical field of unmanned aerial vehicles. The hand-launched unmanned aerial vehicle comprises a body, a tail, at least one power source and a lens bin, wherein the body comprises a middle section, a first side section and a second side section; two sides of the middle section are respectively detachably connected with the first side section and the second side section correspondingly; the tail is fixed to the middle section; the power source is fixed to the middle section; and the lens bin is fixed to the middle section and provided with a flexible cushion. The invention overcomes the technical defects in the prior art that the body maintenance cost of the hand-launched unmanned aerial vehicle is high and the lens bin is very likely to be damaged due to collision between the lens bin of the hand-launched unmanned aerial vehicle and the ground.
Abstract:
The self-sustaining drone aircraft freight and observation system (5) comprises a fleet of jet-powered drone aircraft (10) designed to carry freight (12) only. The drones (10) operate from a separate airfield in outlying areas to decrease land costs and to avoid disturbing residential and business areas. Navigation is automated using guidance from GPS satellites (16), and the aircraft (10) can be assisted by a hydraulic catapult (13) during takeoff to reduce the fuel payload. The observation component (18) includes sensors that can observe weather conditions and emergency signals from boats, ships and other sources. The system (5) may include a large-scale energy production center and multi-acre vegetable, herb and flower production center (26). The energy production center includes solar panels (30), fuel cells (38), and batteries (44). Thus, the system (5) does not need to be connected to the public utility electrical grid.
Abstract:
There is provided an Unmanned Air Vehicule (uav) (2) including an engine (4) and an airframe (6), including means for performing a deep stall maneouvre; at least one inflatable sleeve (12) connected or connectable to the airframe (6), and means for inflating the sleeve (12) during flight, wherein the inflated sleeve (12) extends along the lower side of the airframe (6) so as to protect same during deep stall landing. A method for operating an Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV), including an engine and an airframe is also provided.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a small-size radio-controlled flying device propelled by a heat engine (20) with pusher propeller (10) for remote sensing, said device enabling short take-off and landing and a maximum flying speed of 34 Km/h. The device comprises a nacelle and a wing system, the nacelle (1) being a rigid three-wheeled carriage capable of being disassembled by denesting a more or less pyramidal jig with rear base (2) and front top (7), a lower plane (3) two lateral planes (4, 5) and an upper plane (6), the base being a single-piece welded element and comprising the engine, the propeller, a tank and the remote sensing unit, the top being a single-piece welded element, the lower plane and the two lateral planes comprising side members (11, 12) at least assembled at the base and at the top, the lower plane comprising at its three end angles two rear wheels (8) and a front wheel (9), the front wheel being arranged overlapping forward in the top and the wheels being low pressure tyres, the wing system (13) being a wing box flexible parafoil, said wing system being linked to the nacelle adjustable by two front suspension cables (17), two braking suspension cables (18) acting on the two flaps/wings.