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Submarine launched unmanned aerial vehicle

  • US 5,615,847 A
  • Filed: 09/11/1995
  • Issued: 04/01/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/11/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A submarine launched unmanned aerial vehicle, said vehicle comprising:

  • an elongated generally cylindrically-shaped body;

    tail fins stored in said body and self-deployable to extend outwardly from said body;

    a booster motor fixed to an aft end of said body and self-releasable from said body;

    a propeller disposed between said booster motor and said aft end of said body and self-deployable upon loss of said booster motor to an exposed position at said aft end of said body;

    a propulsion motor mounted in said body and operative to drive said propeller; and

    rotor means stored in said body and self-deployable to an exposed position wherein said rotor means provide lift to said vehicle.

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