Experimental Airborne Microwave Supported Platform

Abstract

Microwave power transmission and helicopter technologies have been successfully combined to produce a hovering vehicle which is held aloft solely by power derived from a microwave beam. New efficient, and lightweight antenna and rectifier technologies allow the helicopter to support its energy-capture system and a substantial payload in addition to its own weight. In more detail, a microwave-powered helicopter with a six-foot rotor has been flown at an altitude of fifty feet for ten continuous hours. The helicopter was kept over the microwave beam by means of a suitable tethering system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0474925

Entities

People

  • W. C. Brown

Organizations

  • RTX

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Ball Bearings
  • Construction
  • Diodes
  • Equivalent Circuits
  • Fabrication
  • Figure Of Merit
  • Full-Wave Rectifiers
  • Helicopter Rotors
  • Helicopters
  • Materials
  • Radiation
  • Rectifiers
  • Reflectors
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.