Tethered hovering platform for aerial surveillance

Claim 1

AN AERIAL-SURVEILLANCE DEVICE FOR OBSERVING SURROUNDING TERRAIN COMPRISING: A SELF POWERED MOVABLE GROUND STATION; A SCANNING SECTION, SAID SCANNING SECTION HAVING A PROTECTION SHROUD; FLUID ACTUATED ROTOR MEANS DISPOSED FOR ROTATION FOR PRODUCING THRUST FOR PROPELLING SAID SCANNING SECTION, SAID ROTOR MEANS ENCLOSED BY SAID SHROUD FOR PLACING SAID SECTION IN AN AIRBORNE POSITION; A PLURALITY OF CONTROL FLAPS DISPOSED BENEATH SAID FLUID ACTUATED ROTOR MEANS AND DISPOSED FOR ACTUATION TO DIFECT SAID THRUST IN A DESIRED DIRECTION, FOR CONTROLLING THE ATTITUDE OF SAID SCANNING SECTION; A PLURALITY OF SERVO MECHANISMS CONNECTED TO SAID FLAPS FOR MOVEMENT OF SAID FLAPS; OBSERVATION MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED IN SAID SCANNING SECTION FOR RECEIVING A REPRESENTATION OF THE SURROUNDING TERRAIN; A TUBULAR CONTROL LINE HAVING ONE END CONNECTED TO SAID SCANNING SECTION; A PLURALITY OF ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS EMBEDDED ADJACENT THE PERIPHERY OF SAID TUBULAR CONTROL LINE FOR SUPPLYING POWER TO SAID SERVO MECHANISMS;