Chinese Optics Letters, Volume. 5, Issue s1, 109(2007)

Application of the laser energy transmission technology to drive a small airplane

Nobuki Kawashima*, Kazuya Takeda, and Kyoichi Yabe
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  • Liaison Center, Kinki University, 3-4-1 Kowakae, Higashi-Osaka, Osaka 577-8502, Japan
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    A small flying object (kite plane) was successfully driven by using the laser energy transmission technology. A demonstration test was done in a large baseball dome stadium. A long-time flight of a kite plane flying at an altitude of 50 m and with a circulating radius of 10 m has been accomplished. It has been shown that the technology is applicable to practical use such as a reconnaissance flight in natural disasters.

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    Nobuki Kawashima, Kazuya Takeda, Kyoichi Yabe. Application of the laser energy transmission technology to drive a small airplane[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2007, 5(s1): 109

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    Paper Information

    Received: Jan. 1, 1949

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 15, 2007

    The Author Email: Nobuki Kawashima (knobuki@ele.kindai.ac.jp)

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