An unmanned aerial vehicle includes an airframe and a plurality of rotor assemblies operatively connected to the airframe and configured to propel the unmanned aerial vehicle. The air frame includes a plurality of tubes and a plurality of hardpoints. Each of the plurality of hardpoints may include a tubular protrusion for receiving one of the plurality of tubes. The unmanned aerial vehicle may further include structural adhesive bonding the tubular protrusion of each of the plurality of hardpoints to a corresponding one of the plurality of tubes.


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    Title :

    Modular, configurable airframe system for heavy lift rotary wing UAV


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2025-07-10


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64U



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