LIGHTWEIGHT AIR VEHICLE AND PNEUMATIC LAUNCHER

A portable unmanned air vehicle and launcher system that includes a foldable unmanned air vehicle having a pressure tube; a launch gas reservoir for holding launch gas; a launch tube operatively connected to the launch gas reservoir and having a free end that is positioned in the pressure tube of th...

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Main Authors MILLER, STEPHEN, W, VELAZQUEZ, MATTHEW, T
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 24.02.2010
Edition7
Subjects
AEROPLANES
AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
COSMONAUTICS
DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING ORREPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLYADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT
HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFTCOMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
HELICOPTERS
LIGHTER-THAN AIR AIRCRAFT
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A portable unmanned air vehicle and launcher system that includes a foldable unmanned air vehicle having a pressure tube; a launch gas reservoir for holding launch gas; a launch tube operatively connected to the launch gas reservoir and having a free end that is positioned in the pressure tube of the air vehicle; a free piston positioned within the launch tube; and a free piston stop to prevent the free piston from leaving the launch tube. A first portion of the launch gas in the launch gas reservoir is released into the launch tube and forces the free piston from an initial position to an end position at which the free piston is stopped by the free piston stop.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20040809283