Disclosed herein is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is provided which includes a radioactive fuel source, and an external combustion engine powered by said radioactive fuel source. The external combustion engine is selected from the group consisting of Stirling Cycle engines and Ericsson Cycle engines, and further operates in at least one cycle selected from the group consisting of isothermal cycles and isobaric cycles.
L'invention concerne un véhicule aérien sans pilote (UAV) (103) qui comprend une source de combustible radioactif (111), et un moteur à combustion externe (107) alimenté par ladite source de combustible radioactif.
STIRLING POWERED UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE
VÉHICULE AÉRIEN SANS PILOTE À MOTEUR STIRLING
2021-11-25
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | F02G HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS , mit Heißgas oder Verbrennungsgasen betriebene Kraftmaschinenanlagen, wobei die Kraftmaschinen mit Verdrängerwirkung arbeiten / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / F01K STEAM ENGINE PLANTS , Dampfkraftanlagen / F03G Feder-, Gewichts-, Trägheits- oder ähnliche Kraftmaschinen , SPRING, WEIGHT, INERTIA, OR LIKE MOTORS |
Unmanned aerial vehicle self-powered method and unmanned aerial vehicle
European Patent Office | 2022
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