Gun hardened, rotary winged, glide and descent device
US6347764B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF42B10/58
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A payload carrying device which is inserted into a remote area of interest by means of a projectile carrier to obtain data, or the like, from the remote area. The device has counter rotating main blades as well as tail blades carried on a tail rotor. The particular payload is carried in a canister which may also include a power source, a command and control unit and a motor, if hover or lateral flight is desired. The pitch of the tail blades is variable as well as their orientation around an axis, the combination of which generates a thrust vector in a particular direction for controlled lateral flight.
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