AUTONOMOUS AIRCRAFT Systems and methods to launch an aircraft are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system (100) comprises an electrically powered buoyant aircraft (110), a control system (130) to maneuver the aircraft and a tether (140) adapted to couple to the aircraft (110) and to a ground-based power supply (180) to provide power to the aircraft (110) while the aircraft (110) is coupled to the tether (140), wherein the aircraft (110) can disconnect autonomously from the tether (140) in response to a command signal. Other embodiments may be described. -2 140 Power Supply Fic. lB iSQ FIG. ID FIG. IC


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    Title :

    Autonomous aircraft


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2017-02-16


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64B LIGHTER-THAN-AIR AIRCRAFT , Luftfahrzeuge leichter als Luft / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge



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