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Remote controlled aerial reconnaissance vehicle

  • US 9,738,383 B2
  • Filed: 12/27/2016
  • Issued: 08/22/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An unmanned aerial vehicle comprising:

  • an elongated fuselage,one or more wings coupled to an upper portion of said fuselage, suspending said fuselage in a vertical orientation for powered fixed wing flight,a control arm extending from both sides of said upper portion of said fuselage, said control arm attached to a pivot point at said upper portion of said fuselage, said control arm responsive to commands to move ends of said control arm in vertical directions,a parachute deployable from said fuselage,at least a pair of control lines extending from said parachute for supporting said fuselage in said vertical orientation and steering said parachute, one control line of said pair of control lines extending from said parachute to one end of said control arm and the other control line of said pair of control lines extending to the other end of said control arm,a controllable wing release configured to release at least said one or more wings from said fuselage,a parachute release for deploying said parachute from said fuselage after said one or more wings are released,a source of thrust mounted at said upper portion of said fuselage, for powering said unmanned aerial vehicle,whereby said unmanned aerial vehicle is able to fly at a higher speed to a destination as a fixed wing vehicle, release said one or more wings and deploy said parachute and fly over said destination as a powered paraglider.

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