A submersible glider with a ring wing is provided. The glider can operate in an aqueous medium. The glider can include a fuselage in a shape of a body of revolution. The glider can include a ring wing lifting surface coupled to a stern of the fuselage. The glider can include a buoyancy engine disposed within the fuselage, the buoyancy engine configured to adjust a buoyancy and a center-of-gravity of the glider in the aqueous medium, to propel the glider through the aqueous medium by leveraging lift from the ring wing lifting surface.


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    Title :

    SUBMERSIBLE GLIDER WITH RING WING


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    Publication date :

    2025-04-24


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B63G OFFENSIVE OR DEFENSIVE ARRANGEMENTS ON VESSELS , Angriffs- oder Verteidigungsanordnungen auf Schiffen



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