Patent ID: 6163375
Filing Date: 2000-12-19
Classification: G02B,G03B

Abstract:
A device for taking aerial motion pictures, comprising:a camera (3) disposed at the upper end of a periscopic vertical tube (2) whose lower end (1) projects below an aircraft; andan optical device that is pivotable about a horizontal axis to effect vertical sweeping,the periscopic tube (2) being pivotable about its vertical axis and the camera (3) being pivotable coaxially relative to said periscopic tube (2),the periscopic tube (2) being carried by a first turning plate (41) mounted rotatably on a fixed plate (40) and driven in rotation by a motor (43), andthe camera (3) being carried by a second turning plate (51) mounted for rotation on a fixed plate (50) and driven in rotation by a motor (53).