UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE

摘要

A UAV with an engine (34) attached to rear (38) of its fuselage by an engine mounting assembly with the rotational axis of the engine generally parallel with the axis (45) of the fuselage. The engine mounting assembly includes a fuselage bulkhead (40) and a parallel, spaced motor mount bulkhead (42) with the engine (34) attached to it. The mounting assembly also includes a number of connectors (64) that extend between the two bulkheads (40, 42) and resiliently compressible material (48) between the bulkheads in the vicinity of each connector. Each connector (64) can pivot relative to the bulkheads (40, 42) and presses on the bulkheads to compress the compressible material (48). The connectors (64) are adjustable to adjust the compressive load exerted on the compressible material (48). An undercarriage assembly (52) for a UAV comprising an upper cylinder (54) which is telescopically displaced relative to a lower cylinder (58) and a spring element (64) connected to both of the cylinders. A support structure (30) mounted in the front of the fuselage for supporting a camera and the support structure is configured to pivot the camera relative to the fuselage between different orientations.