Unmanned biplane for airborne reconnaissance and surveillance having staggered and gapped wings
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1. An unmanned airborne reconnaissance vehicle having:
- a fuselage;
a forward wing pair and a rearward wing pair, the forward wing pair having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a wing root and a wing tip, the rearward wing pair having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a wing root and a wing tip, the two wing pairs being separated vertically in side view by a gap at the roots and at the tips thereof and, in plan view, defining stagger between the trailing edge of the forward wing pair and the leading edge of the rearward wing pair;
a pair of tip plates for joining the vertically and horizontally separated wing tips; and
a power plant to propel the vehicle through the air.
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The present invention provides an unmanned airborne reconnaissance vehicle having a fuselage, a forward wing pair and a rearward wing pair vertically separated by a gap and staggered fore and aft therebetween such that a general biplane configuration is formed. The present invention provides a pair of wing tip plates for joining the wing tips of the forward and rearward wings. The unmanned airborne reconnaissance vehicle of the present invention includes a power plant to propel the vehicle through the air and a generally T-shaped tail having a vertical stabilizer including a rudder and a full span elevator.
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1. An unmanned airborne reconnaissance vehicle having:
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a fuselage;
a forward wing pair and a rearward wing pair, the forward wing pair having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a wing root and a wing tip, the rearward wing pair having a leading edge, a trailing edge, a wing root and a wing tip, the two wing pairs being separated vertically in side view by a gap at the roots and at the tips thereof and, in plan view, defining stagger between the trailing edge of the forward wing pair and the leading edge of the rearward wing pair;
a pair of tip plates for joining the vertically and horizontally separated wing tips; and
a power plant to propel the vehicle through the air. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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