Has anyone everythought about building a uav with a rocket booster at launch then uses like a propeller, or a duct fan for flight after the boost phase??
Would this not be the coolest uav or what??
Im thinking of how the military has to assemble and hand throw their small uavs, but what it u could have a small rocket boosted uav that could be transported in the launch tube to provent damage, and quickly deploy the needed uav..
Just a concept
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How about a tubular vessel that heats water to above well above water's normal boiling point (by keeping it contained within a pressure vessel)
Raise the temperature to 250 degrees C, and then open a valve (or have a burst plate) at an exit nozzle at the base of the vessel which will drop the internal pressure, causing the water to intantly boil resulting in massive expansion and massive propulsion.
Bets of all, the fuel is free!
Anyone who watched the water heater episode of Mythbusters will know what i'm talking about.
They bypassed all of the safety features of a standard home water heater and blasted the thing through a roof and 500m into the air.
Now that would be a spectacular way to launch a UAV! Just make sure you stand clear!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxBp4XRZwOg
http://www.estesrockets.com/store/rockets/engines.html
the engine is very powerful, although some are smaller.
the only problem I see is the legislation, because it prohibited any rocket that can be run from the ground because it is a guided missile as Sahab-3
I believe few of Mil UAVs did use rocket assisted launch and may still be in use, However we are UAV hobbiest and such impure thoughs are prohibited and not conductive to health of out hobby
That would be a simple platform to modify into an autonomous UAV using ArduPilot if you could find one.
I dont think it would be very difficult to build you own, as Varga Andras points out with his link.
-Mike W
2. Missile –noun
an aerial missile, as a rocket, steered during its flight by radio signals, clockwork controls, etc.
Governments tolerate DIY rocketry, and flat out refuse DIY missiles
3. To answer your question, YES would be tons of fun!