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. (Author)


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    Title :

    Experimental Airborne Microwave Supported Platform


    Contributors:
    W. C. Brown (author)

    Publication date :

    1965


    Size :

    75 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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