A search and rescue drone system includes a buoyant body member, a frame attached to the buoyant body member for carrying a motor and propeller, and an electronic array including a camera, GPS, an EPIRB radio distress beacon, and a transmitter/receiver for remote control flying the drone and communicating with an operator. A laser guidance system may provide coordinates for landing near a swimmer in distress. The search and rescue drone may also be programmed to simply fly to the location of an electronic wearable device, like a bracelet, that is worn by a man overboard. In another embodiment, the search and rescue drone includes pivoting motor mounts, so that it can take off and land vertically with propellers rotating in a horizontal plane, and then the propellers may pivot to rotate in a vertical plane for propulsion across water similar to a fan boat with rescued people aboard.

An aircraft float includes a float body configured to provide buoyancy to an aircraft, and a lower portion of the float body is configured to contact water. The lower portion of the float body includes a turbulator.

An aircraft float includes a float body configured to provide buoyancy to an aircraft, and a lower portion of the float body is configured to contact water. The lower portion of the float body includes a turbulator.

An aircraft float includes a float body configured to provide buoyancy to an aircraft. The float body includes a skin. A longitudinally extending structural member is located internal to the skin, and the longitudinally extending structural member is coupled to an upper portion of the skin.

An aircraft float includes a float body configured to provide buoyancy to an aircraft. The float body includes a skin. A longitudinally extending structural member is located internal to the skin, and the longitudinally extending structural member is coupled to an upper portion of the skin.

Method and apparatus for unmanned aerial maritime float vehicle that sense and report relevant data from physical and operational environment. The apparatus is comprised of an unmanned aerial vehicle and cabled unmanned underwater vehicle. The method wherein a end-user's controller is coupled wirelessly to the unmanned aerial vehicle transceiver to allow relevant live data to be collected from sky and ground, Upon landing on a water's surface the cable is repelled and control signals and data are transmitted to the cabled unmanned underwater vehicle transceiver, thus high speed feedback and sensor signals can be transmitted from the cabled UUV back to the UAV then both the UUV and UAV high speed feedback and sensor signals are wirelessly sent back to the user's controller through the UAV.

Method and apparatus for unmanned aerial maritime float vehicle that sense and report relevant data from physical and operational environment. The apparatus is comprised of an unmanned aerial vehicle and cabled unmanned underwater vehicle. The method wherein a end-user's controller is coupled wirelessly to the unmanned aerial vehicle transceiver to allow relevant live data to be collected from sky and ground, Upon landing on a water's surface the cable is repelled and control signals and data are transmitted to the cabled unmanned underwater vehicle transceiver, thus high speed feedback and sensor signals can be transmitted from the cabled UUV back to the UAV then both the UUV and UAV high speed feedback and sensor signals are wirelessly sent back to the user's controller through the UAV.

An inner middle rotor is rotated while an inner front rotor, an inner back rotor, and an outer rotor are not rotated. The inner middle rotor is surrounded by the inner front rotor, the inner back rotor, the outer rotor, and a fuselage. After rotating the inner middle rotor while not rotating the inner front rotor, the inner back rotor, and the outer rotor, the inner middle rotor, the inner front rotor, the inner back rotor, and the outer rotor are simultaneously rotated.

An inner middle rotor is rotated while an inner front rotor, an inner back rotor, and an outer rotor are not rotated. The inner middle rotor is surrounded by the inner front rotor, the inner back rotor, the outer rotor, and a fuselage. After rotating the inner middle rotor while not rotating the inner front rotor, the inner back rotor, and the outer rotor, the inner middle rotor, the inner front rotor, the inner back rotor, and the outer rotor are simultaneously rotated.

An inner middle rotor is rotated while an inner front rotor, an inner back rotor, and an outer rotor are not rotated. The inner middle rotor is surrounded by the inner front rotor, the inner back rotor, the outer rotor, and a fuselage. After rotating the inner middle rotor while not rotating the inner front rotor, the inner back rotor, and the outer rotor, the inner middle rotor, the inner front rotor, the inner back rotor, and the outer rotor are simultaneously rotated.