Patent ID: 9567079
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: B64C

Claim:
1. An unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) comprising: a symmetrically cambered fuselage having a longitudinal axis, wherein the height of the fuselage is substantially longer than the maximum width of the fuselage; said fuselage extending from a front section to a rear section along the longitudinal axis, and having a central portion at the center of the fuselage; a landing gear attached in the rear section of the vehicle; said fuselage oriented perpendicular with the ground during landing and in forward flight such that the center of the fuselage is located vertically above the rear section of the fuselage; and said fuselage having at least two fixed lifting surfaces with each lifting surface in the shape of an air foil, wherein the main lift provided by said air foils is along the longitudinal axis of the fuselage in the direction of the front section of the fuselage during forward flight.