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Remote piloted vehicle powered by beamed radiation

  • US 6,364,253 B1
  • Filed: 04/25/2000
  • Issued: 04/02/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A remote piloted vehicle comprising:

  • a saucer-shaped fuselage having at least one traverse duct extending from top to bottom for channeling prop blast downward;

    a propeller disposed in said duct;

    an electric motor unit coupled to said propeller to drive said propeller and generate said prop blast, said prop blast permiting transport to and hovering at a remote station; and

    a plurality of photovoltaic cells disposed on a bottom side of said saucer-shaped fuselage to receive beamed radiation and to generate electrical power from said beamed radiation, said photovoltaic cells coupling said electric power to said electric motor unit to transport to and hover at said station for prolonged periods of time.

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