An unmanned aerial vehicle including a frame elongated along a frame axis, the frame has a leading side and an aft side, the frame further includes a left end portion and a right end portion, a first forward rotor assembly connected to the left end portion of the frame, a second forward rotor assembly connected to the right end portion of the frame, the first forward rotor assembly and the second forward rotor assembly being positioned on the leading side of the frame, a compartment connected to the frame, the compartment having a leading side, and a curved leading-edge fairing disposed on the frame, wherein a portion of the curved leading-edge fairing extends to cover the leading side of the compartment, and wherein the curved leading-edge fairing reduces drag during flight in a forward direction to enable a substantially level flight profile.
UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD FOR REDUCING DRAG DURING FLIGHT OF AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
UNBEMANNTES LUFTFAHRZEUG UND ZUGEHÖRIGES VERFAHREN ZUR VERRINGERUNG DES LUFTWIDERSTANDES WÄHREND DES FLUGES EINES UNBEMANNTEN LUFTFAHRZEUGS
VÉHICULE AÉRIEN SANS ÉQUIPAGE ET PROCÉDÉ ASSOCIÉ POUR RÉDUIRE LA TRAÎNÉE PENDANT LE VOL D'UN VÉHICULE AÉRIEN SANS PILOTE
2023-09-27
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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