Patent ID: 8123160
Filing Date: 2012-02-28
Classification: B64C,B64D

Abstract:
1. A self-propelled Micro UAV configured for aerodynamic flight at flight speeds in the range between 10 m/s to 20 m/s at Reynolds numbers in the range between about 20,000 and about 300,000, and comprising a fore wing and an aft wing in tandem close-coupled arrangement, wherein a trailing edge of said fore wing is spaced from a leading edge of said aft wing by a positive gap, wherein an average value for said gap is less than a root chord of said fore wing, wherein said aft wing has side panels and control surfaces on at least one of said aft wing and said side panels, and a tapered planform with positive sweep, said fore wing has non-positive trailing edge sweep, the fore wing and aft wing being disposed at different heights, and said arrangement being free of additional wings or tail arrangement, said Reynolds numbers being based on a characteristic chord length of one of said fore wing and said aft wing.