Abstract
The purpose of this article is to present and discuss the results of a non-standard unnamed aerial vehicle construction with a constant cross-section square-shaped avionic profile. Based on the model’s in-air observed maneuverability, the research of avionic construction behavior was carried out in a water tunnel. The results show the model’s specific lift capabilities in comparison to classical avionic constructions. The characteristic results of the lift coefficient showed that the unmanned aerial vehicle presents favorable features than classic avionic constructions. The model was created with the prospect of using it in the future for dual-use purposes, where unmanned aerial vehicles are currently experiencing very rapid development. When creating the prototype, the focus was on low production cost, as well as convenience in operation. The development of this type of breakthrough avionic solution, which shows extraordinary maneuverability, may contribute to increasing the popularity and, above all, the availability of unmanned aerial vehicles for the largest possible group of recipients because of high avionic properties in relation to the technical construction complexity.
Highlights
The modern battlefield and the future of the battlefield are issues that have been discussed for a long time
Military and civilian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) give an advantage in the air, transmitting live information from one end of the world to the other, carrying out attacks with weapons without endangering own troops, and this is just a small percentage of the possibilities that they have on the future battlefield
This leads to a situation where the popularity of drones is low, and encountering them on the battlefield can be treated as rather a rarity
Summary
The modern battlefield and the future of the battlefield are issues that have been discussed for a long time. One of the elements appearing in visions of the future are unmanned vehicles, especially their airborne versions—unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) [2]. Their use on the conventional battlefield, in both regular and irregular operations, is very noticeable [3]. The price very often goes hand in hand with the requirements set for such machines, which are extremely high [4]. This leads to a situation where the popularity of drones is low, and encountering them on the battlefield can be treated as rather a rarity. Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations
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