Patent ID: 6721646
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: B64C,B64D,F02B,F02D,Y10S

Abstract:
An unmanned aircraft having a remotely controlled guidance system, a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine, a fuel supply system disposed to supply a mixture of fuel and air to said engine, at least one sensor disposed to monitor engine operation parameters, at least one control disposed to substantially automatically adjust said mixture of fuel and air with regard to ratios of fuel to air, and a microprocessor communicably connected to at least one of said sensors and operably connected to said at least one control, wherein said microprocessor has programming disposed to calculate appropriate ratios of fuel to air and to operate said at least one control such that said fuel supply system supplies an appropriate mixture of fuel and air to said engine in the absence of control commands originating externally from said aircraft.