Title:
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/021295
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
An unmanned aircraft system comprises a manned aircraft and an unmanned aircraft. The manned aircraft is provided with manned aircraft main wings, a manned aircraft fuselage, a manned aircraft landing system, and a manned aircraft coupling mechanism provided to a bottom section of the manned aircraft fuselage. The unmanned aircraft is provided with unmanned aircraft main wings, an unmanned aircraft fuselage, an unmanned aircraft landing system, and an unmanned aircraft coupling mechanism provided to a ceiling section of the unmanned aircraft fuselage. The manned aircraft coupling mechanism and the unmanned aircraft coupling mechanism are disconnectably coupled to each other. The unmanned aircraft system can take off or land with the unmanned aircraft and the manned aircraft coupled to each other.
Inventors:
SUZUKI SATOSHI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2009/064315
Publication Date:
February 25, 2010
Filing Date:
August 13, 2009
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI HEAVY IND LTD (JP)
SUZUKI SATOSHI (JP)
SUZUKI SATOSHI (JP)
International Classes:
B64D5/00; B64C37/02; B64D47/08
Foreign References:
| US20050134496A1 | 2005-06-23 | |||
| JP2006197068A | 2006-07-27 | |||
| JP2785778B2 | 1998-08-13 | |||
| US6540179B2 | 2003-04-01 | |||
| US6641082B2 | 2003-11-04 | |||
| US6869042B2 | 2005-03-22 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2314508A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KUDOH Minoru (JP)
Minoru Kudo (JP)
Minoru Kudo (JP)
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