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AIRPLANE-ON-A-CHIP [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Aircraft
  • Aerospace Equipment (Military)
  • Intelligence (Military)
DEF

A miniature intelligence-gathering airplane.

CONT

DARPA [Defense Advanced Research Project Agency] says the MAV can be no larger than 6 inches across, and "capable of performing a useful military mission at an affordable cost". A soldier should be able to reach into his backpack, pop out a micro vehicle, hand-launch it, and then remotely monitor what it detects. More combative versions might act as minicruise missiles or radar-zappers. (Popular Science, January 1998, p. 54).

Key term(s)
  • microvehicle
  • micro-vehicle
  • micro-flyer
  • micro flyer
  • airplane on a chip
  • micro-air-vehicle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types d'aéronefs
  • Matériel aérospatial (Militaire)
  • Renseignement (Militaire)
OBS

Par analogie avec ordinateur monopuce.

Key term(s)
  • micro avion

Spanish

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